Part-time restaurant employee perceptions of management practices: An empirical investigation

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1749-1768

  Sobaih, Abu Elnasr ^a   Coleman, Philip ^a   Ritchie, Caroline ^a   Jones, Eleri ^a  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employees; Hospitality; Management practices; Restaurants

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PERCEPTION; SERVICE SECTOR; TRADE-OFF; WORKING CONDITIONS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79960648916     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642069.2011.573659     Document Type: Article

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