Perceptions of organizational politics and hotel employee outcomes: The mediating role of work engagement

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 82-104

  Karatepe, Osman M ^a  

^a EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hotel employees; Hotels; Iran; Job outcomes; Organizational politics; Work engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873909894     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596111311290237     Document Type: Article

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