Core self-evaluations and job performance: The mediating role of employees' assimilation-specific adjustment factors

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 240-249

  Song, Zibin ^a   Chathoth, Prakash K ^b  

^a HAINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Core self evaluations; Employees' assimilation specific adjustment; Hotels and resorts; Job performance; Organizational socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876105316     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2012.08.009     Document Type: Article

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