Translation, adaptation, and validation of instruments for cross-cultural investigation requires a rigorous methodological procedure that should be carefully planned to deliver instruments with adequate reliability and validity. This process was applied to a questionnaire measuring...

In a new model of work schedules, employers choose the number of working hours and either dictate the exact hours to be worked or delegate that decision to workers via flextime. Workers' preferences over schedules influence their productivities. An inverted-U-shaped hours-output profile arises;...

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 The Past, Present and Future of Workplace Spirituality -- 2 Introduction to Spirituality -- Themes -- 3 Leadership and Spirituality -- 4 Ethics and Spirituality -- 5 Spirituality and Religion: Influencing the Strategic...

This paper describes the patterns of worker turnover in selected Latin American countries and their implications for wage inequality. It documents a higher positive annual wage growth rate for job to job changers compared to stayers, due to turnover capturing the immediate gains from search...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: An Overview of the Hotel Industry -- Chapter 3: The Nature of Managerial Work -- Chapter 4: Managerial Skills and Competencies -- Chapter 5: Leadership -- Chapter 6: Human Resources Management -- Chapter 7: Hospitality Education -- Chapter 8: Diversity and...