Job Satisfaction Of Restaurant Employees: An Empirical Investigation Using The Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 85-100

  Hancer, Murat ^a   George, R Thomas ^b  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

hospitality; job satisfaction; Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire short form; restaurant employees

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649887991     PISSN: 10963480     EISSN: 15577554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1096348002238882     Document Type: Article

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