The moderating effect of collectivistic orientation in psychological empowerment and job satisfaction relationship

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 319-328

  Fock, Henry ^a   Chiang, Flora ^a   Au, Kevin Y ^b   Hui, Michael K ^b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Collectivistic orientation; Job satisfaction; Psychological empowerment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79751531732     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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