Drivers of job satisfaction as related to work performance in Macao casino hotels: An investigation based on employee survey

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 561-578

  Gu, Zheng ^a   Siu, Ricardo Chi Sen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

Author keywords

Casinos; Drivers; Europe; Job satisfaction; South East Asia

Indexed keywords

EID: 68549104080     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110910967809     Document Type: Article

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