Exploring the relationship between employee creativity and job-related motivators in the Hong Kong hotel industry

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 426-437

  Wong, Simon Chak keung ^a   Ladkin, Adele ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employee creativity; Hong Kong; Hotel employees; Job related motivators

Indexed keywords

EID: 44149088081     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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