Employee satisfaction in the Iberian hotel industry: The case of Andalusia (Spain) and the Algarve (Portugal)

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 321-334

  Gallardo, Eva ^a   Sánchez Cañizares, Sandra M ^b   López Guzmán, Tomás ^b   Jesus, Maria Margarida Nascimento ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Employee attitudes; Hotel and catering industry; Job satisfaction; Portugal; Spain

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951471941     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596111011035936     Document Type: Article

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