Does Fun Pay? The Impact of Workplace Fun on Employee Turnover and Performance

Cornell Hospitality Quarterly

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 370-382

  Tews, Michael J ^a   Michel, John W ^b   Stafford, Kathryn ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

affective commitment; performance; retention; turnover; workplace fun

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886407707     PISSN: 19389655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1938965513505355     Document Type: Article

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