Psychological empowerment of non-supervisory employees working in full-service restaurants

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-16

  Hancer, Murat ^a   George, R Thomas ^b  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Demographics; Hospitality; Psychological empowerment; Restaurant industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037365247     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4319(02)00032-4     Document Type: Article

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