Locus of control vs. employee empowerment and the relationship with hotel managers' job satisfaction

Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-15

  Salazar, John ^a,b   Pfaffenberg, Carl ^c   Salazar, Leta ^a  

^a Department of Hospitality Management ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT   (United States)

^c STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Hotel manager; Industrial organizational behavior; Job satisfaction; Locus of control

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746833610     PISSN: 15332845     EISSN: 15332853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J171v05n01_01     Document Type: Review

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