An examination of job satisfaction of general managers based on hotel size and service type

Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 109-134

  Frye, William D ^a   Mount, Daniel J ^b  

^a NIAGARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Full service; General manager; Hotel size; Job satisfaction; Limited service; Organizational structure; Service type

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548507951     PISSN: 15332845     EISSN: 15332853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J171v06n02_06     Document Type: Article

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