Emotional intelligence, job satisfaction, and job tenure among hotel managers

Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 175-191

  Wolfe, Kara ^a   Kim, Hyun Jeong ^b  

^a BRADLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional intelligence; Job satisfaction; Job tenure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878250917     PISSN: 15332845     EISSN: 15332853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332845.2013.752710     Document Type: Article

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