Hourly employee retention factors in the quick service restaurant industry

International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 31-51

  Dipietro, Robin B ^a   Milman, Ady ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Employee turnover; Hospitality industry; Hourly employee retention; Quick service restaurant industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247149955     PISSN: 15256480     EISSN: 15286499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J149v05n04_02     Document Type: Article

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