The Effect of Seniors' Transformational Leadership on the Empowerment and Commitment of Employees in the Hospitality Industry

조리직에서 상사의 변혁적 리더십이 종사자의 임파워먼트와 조직 몰입에 미치는 영향

  • Yeo, Ho-Keun (Dept. of Hotel & Convention Management, Dong Eui University) ;
  • Park, Kyong-Tae (Dept. of Hotel Culinary Arts & Nutrition, Kaya University)
  • 여호근 (동의대학교 호텔컨벤션경영학과) ;
  • 박경태 (가야대학교 호텔조리영양학과)
  • Published : 2008.12.30

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the influence of the transformational leadership of seniors on the empowerment and commitment of kitchen employees. To achieve this goal, 149 copies of valid questionnaire collected from kitchen employees in hotels, restaurants and catering service companies were used to analyse the data. In findings, catering service field was found to have significant influence on the relationship between transformational leadership and empowerment. Family restaurants and quick service restaurants, on the other hand, showed strong influence on the relationship between empowerment and commitment.

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