The perceived importance of job attributes among foodservice employees in hong kong hotel industry

International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 57-76

  Qu, Hailin ^a   Ryan, Bill ^a   Chu, Raymond ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Employee turnover; Foodservice employees; Hong Kong hotel industry; Job attributes

Indexed keywords

EID: 85023437502     PISSN: 15256480     EISSN: 15286499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J149v02n02_04     Document Type: Article

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