The relationship of chronic regulatory focus to work-family conflict and job satisfaction

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 458-467

  Zhao, Xinyuan Roy ^a   Namasivayam, Karthik ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic regulatory focus; Job satisfaction; Work family conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855508762     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2011.07.004     Document Type: Article

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