The measurement of job satisfaction: An empirical study of frontline employees in the northern cyprus hotel industry

International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 69-85

  Karatepe, Osman M ^a   Avci, Turgay ^a   Karatepe, Tuna ^a   Canozer, Sezen ^a  

^a EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Frontline employees; Hotel industry; Job satisfaction; Northern Cyprus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993043159     PISSN: 15256480     EISSN: 15286499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J149v04n01_04     Document Type: Article

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