The Effects of Coworker and Perceived Organizational Support on Hotel Employee Outcomes: The Moderating Role of Job Embeddedness

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 495-516

  Karatepe, Osman M ^a  

^a EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cameroon; coworker support; hotel employees; job outcomes; perceived organizational support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867011879     PISSN: 10963480     EISSN: 15577554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1096348011413592     Document Type: Article

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