Intrinsic and extrinsic factors impacting casino hotel chefs' job satisfaction

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 323-340

  Chuang, Ning Kuang ^a   Yin, Dean ^b   Dellmann Jenkins, Mary ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Casinos; Employee behaviour; Hotel and catering industry; Job satisfaction; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 69549103160     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110910948323     Document Type: Article

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