Predictors of burnout among middle managers in the Turkish hospitality industry

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 186-198

  Kuruüzüm, Ayşe ^a   Anafarta, Nilgün ^a   Irmak, Sezgin ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hospitality; Job satisfaction; Middle managers; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549160828     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110810852168     Document Type: Article

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