An investigation of the relationships between compensation practices and firm performance in the US hotel industry

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 574-587

  Namasivayam, Karthik ^a   Miao, Li ^a   Zhao, Xinyuan ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Compensation; Human resources; Organizational performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249285914     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2006.05.001     Document Type: Article

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