Am i doing the right thing? Unpacking workplace rituals as mechanisms for strong organizational culture

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 59, Issue , 2016, Pages 31-41

  Erhardt, Niclas ^a   Martin Rios, Carlos ^b   Heckscher, Charles ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b Ecole Hoteliere Lausanne   (Switzerland)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Core values; Hospitality management; Learning; Organizational culture; Restaurants; Rituals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84987625571     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2016.08.006     Document Type: Article

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