Drivers of work engagement: An examination of core self-evaluations and psychological climate among hotel employees

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 44, Issue , 2015, Pages 84-98

  Lee, JungHoon Jay ^a   Ok, Chihyung Michael ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Core self evaluations; Employee engagement; Job demands resources model; Psychological climate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908698681     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2014.10.008     Document Type: Article

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