Motivational effects of empowerment on employees' organizational commitment: A mediating role of management trustworthiness

Cornell Hospitality Quarterly

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 10-19

  Kim, BeomCheol ^a   Lee, Gyumin ^b   Murrmann, Suzanne K ^c   George, Thomas R ^d  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

hotel restaurant employees; management trustworthiness; mediation; organizational commitment; psychological empowerment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862947940     PISSN: 19389655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1938965511426561     Document Type: Article

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