The relationship between transformational leadership and employee desire for empowerment

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 263-273

  Gill, Amarjit ^a   Fitzgerald, Stephen ^a   Bhutani, Smita ^b   Mand, Harvinder ^c   Sharma, Suraj ^d  

^a TUI University   (United States)

^b PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Sikh National College   (India)

^d GTB National College   (India)

Author keywords

Employees behaviour; Empowerment; Hospitality services; Service industries; Transformational leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 77449118720     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596111011018223     Document Type: Article

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