Exploring the antecedents of intentions to leave the job: The case of luxury hotel staff

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 35, Issue , 2013, Pages 48-58

  Mohsin, Asad ^a   Lengler, Jorge ^b   Kumar, Bhupesh ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

^c GURU GOBIND SINGH INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

India; Intentions; Luxury hotels; Staff turnover

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879304500     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2013.05.002     Document Type: Article

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