Pay for performance and work attitudes: The mediating role of employee-organization service value congruence

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 632-640

  Chiang, Flora F T ^a   Birtch, Thomas A ^b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

P O fit; Pay for performance; Service value congruence; Work attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954541775     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2009.11.005     Document Type: Article

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