The effects of work overload and work-family conflict on job embeddedness and job performance: The mediation of emotional exhaustion

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 614-634

  Karatepe, Osman M ^a  

^a EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Emotional exhaustion; Hotel employees; Hotels; Job embeddedness; Job performance; Role conflict; Romania; Work overload; Work family conflict; Working practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878889214     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596111311322952     Document Type: Article

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