Qualitative examination of employee turnover and retention strategies in international tourist hotels in Taiwan

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 837-848

  Yang, Jen Te ^a   Wan, Chin Sheng ^b   Fu, Yi Jui ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM   (Taiwan)

^b SOUTHERN TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Employee turnover; Hospitality management; Knowledge; Retention strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858750369     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2011.10.001     Document Type: Article

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