From hotel career management to employees' career satisfaction: The mediating effect of career competency

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 76-85

  Kong, Haiyan ^a,c   Cheung, Catherine ^b   Song, Haiyan ^b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c NONE   (China)

Author keywords

Career competency; Career management; Career satisfaction; Mediating effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051782032     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2011.03.002     Document Type: Article

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