Determinants of pay satisfaction: A study of the hotel industry in Jordan

European Journal of Social Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 442-454

  Ram, Padmakumar ^a   Prabhakar, Gantasala V ^a  

^a NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Benefits; Multidimensional; Pay satisfaction; Pay level; Raise; Structure and administration

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955041157     PISSN: 14502267     EISSN: 14502267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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