Why do middle managers in hotels burn out?

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 304-309

  Buick, Ian ^a   Thomas, Mahesh ^a  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burnout; Hotels; Middle management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986082091     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000005968     Document Type: Article

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