Does transformational leadership style influence employees' attitudes toward food safety practices?

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 282-293

  Lee, Ji Eun ^a   Almanza, Barbara A ^b   Jang, SooCheong ^b   Nelson, Douglas C ^b   Ghiselli, Richard F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employees' attitudes; Employees' intentions to follow food safety practices; Organizational climate; Transformational leadership style

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876104316     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2012.09.004     Document Type: Article

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