Antecedents and consequences of flight attendants' job satisfaction

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 2565-2584

  Kim, YuKyoung ^a   Back, Ki Joon ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

job satisfaction; organizational commitment; organizational support; self efficacy

Indexed keywords

AIRLINE INDUSTRY; EMPLOYMENT; WORKING CONDITIONS; WORKPLACE;

SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 84870866426     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642069.2011.593169     Document Type: Article

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