An investigation of factors affecting job satisfaction

International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-19

  Tutuncu, Ozkan ^a   Kozak, Metin ^b  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Business loyalty; Job descriptive index; Job satisfaction; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847662859     PISSN: 15256480     EISSN: 15286499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J149v08n01_01     Document Type: Article

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