Organizational justice, employees' ethical behavior, and job satisfaction in the casino industry

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 992-1009

  Chen Mccain, Shiang Lih ^a   Tsai, Henry ^b   Bellino, Nicholas ^c  

^a Widener University   (United Kingdom)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Casinos; Employee behaviour; Ethics; Job satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986091995     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596111011066644     Document Type: Article

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