Enhancing employee creativity in the Chinese context: The mediating role of employee self-concordance

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 375-384

  Hon, Alice H Y ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Employee creativity; Hotel; Self concordance; Social context

Indexed keywords

EID: 79751538931     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2010.06.002     Document Type: Article

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