A practical theory of motivation applied to hotels

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 68-74

  Lee Ross, Darren ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Employee surveys; Employees; Hotels; Motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993047614     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596119810207219     Document Type: Article

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