Examining the relationship of work-family conflict to job and life satisfaction: A case of hotel sales managers

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 46-54

  Zhao, Xinyuan Roy ^a   Qu, Hailin ^b   Ghiselli, Richard ^c  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Family interfering with work; Job satisfaction; Life satisfaction; Work interfering with family; Work family conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957883575     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2010.04.010     Document Type: Article

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