Role stress, burnout and their effects on frontline hotel employees' job performance: Evidence from Northern Cyprus

International Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-126

  Karatepe, Osman M ^a   Uludag, Orhan ^a  

^a EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Burnout; Frontline employees; Job performance; Northern Cyprus; Role stress

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ASIA; CYPRUS; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; NORTHERN CYPRUS;

EID: 54049116640     PISSN: 10992340     EISSN: 15221970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtr.645     Document Type: Article

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