New Employees' Turnover Intentions and Organizational Commitment in the Hong Kong Hotel Industry

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 217-234

  Lam, Terry ^a   Lo, Ada ^a   Chan, Jimmy ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

hotel; newcomers; organizational commitment; socialization; turnover intention

Indexed keywords

EID: 29544434655     PISSN: 10963480     EISSN: 15577554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1096348002026003002     Document Type: Article

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