Role stress, emotional exhaustion, and turnover intentions: Does organizational tenure in hotels matter?

Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-16

  Karatepe, Osman M ^a   Karatepe, Tuna ^a  

^a EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Emotional exhaustion; Hotel employees; Northern Cyprus; Role stress; Turnover intentions

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951489961     PISSN: 15332845     EISSN: 15332853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332840903323364     Document Type: Article

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