Relationships of personality traits and work values with the intention to stay of employees in the food and beverage service industry
Jen Shou Kaokaojen@stu.edu.twDepartment of Leisure and Tourism ManagementCollege of ManagementShu-Te UniversityKaohsiung City, 82445, Taiwan (R.O.C.)View full profile → , *Chun Chu LiuCorresponding authorlcc@mail.cjcu.edu.twDepartment of Applied Social SciencesChang Jung Christian UniversityTainan City, 71101, Taiwan (R.O.C.)View full profile →
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- Received:
- 10 Sep 2024
- Published Online:
- 03 Apr 2025
- Article type:
- Research Article
- Language:
- EN
- Article no.:
- JIOS-1950
- Pages:
- 861–877
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