An exploratory study of work motivation among private and public sector hospital chefs in Australia

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 576-588

  Lee Ross, Darren ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Employees; Food; Hospitals; Job analysis; Motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986079156     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621710210437554     Document Type: Article

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