Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory of work motivation tested empirically on seasonal workers in hospitality and tourism

Tourism Management

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 890-899

  Lundberg, Christine ^a   Gudmundson, Anna ^b   Andersson, Tommy D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

^b MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Employee; Herzberg; Hospitality; LISREL; Seasonal; Tourism; Work motivation

Indexed keywords

HUMAN RESOURCE; MODELING; SEASONALITY; SOCIAL THEORY; TOURISM;

EID: 69249227432     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2008.12.003     Document Type: Article

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