Hotel Employee Work Engagement and Its Consequences

Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 133-166

  Ok, Chihyung Michael ^b  

^a Jay)   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

employee engagement; intrinsic rewards; job satisfaction; leader member exchange; organizational commitment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954381176     PISSN: 19368623     EISSN: 19368631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19368623.2014.994154     Document Type: Article

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