Effects of culinary employees' role stress on burnout and turnover intention in hotel industry: moderating effects on employees' tenure

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 2145-2165

  Jung, Hyo Sun ^a   Yoon, Hye Hyun ^a   Kim, Young Joong ^b  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

burnout; role stress; turnover intent

Indexed keywords

PERCEPTION; RESEARCH; SERVICE SECTOR; WORKING CONDITIONS;

KOREA;

EID: 84865058989     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642069.2011.574277     Document Type: Article

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