An exploratory case study of factors that impact the turnover intentions and job satisfaction of multi-unit managers in the casual theme segment of the U.S. restaurant industry

Journal of Foodservice Business Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 200-218

  Murphy, Kevin S ^a   Dipietro, Robin B ^b   Rivera, Manuel ^a   Muller, Christopher C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Multi unit manager (MUM); Restaurants; Turnover

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449598227     PISSN: 15378020     EISSN: 15378039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15378020903158483     Document Type: Article

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