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Impact of Guest Misbehavior on Frontline Employees' Emotional Traits: The Moderating Role of Distributive Justice

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Last updated: 05 Jan 2025

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Hospitality and tourism operations
Human resources management in tourism and hospitality

Abstract

This study examines the impact of guest misbehaviour on frontline employees' emotional traits (emotional dissonance and emotional exhaustion). Furthermore, distributive justice is taken as the moderating variable in the relationships between guest misbehaviour and employees' emotional traits. The study aims to achieve these objectives by (1) examining to what extent guest misbehaviour exists within the working environment; (2) determining the impact of guest misbehaviour on employees' emotional traits, namely, emotional dissonance and emotional exhaustion; and (3) investigating the moderating role of distributive justice between guest misbehaviour and the previously mentioned outcomes. Actually, the research sampling technique is based on two main stages; the first employs a stratified random sampling technique to select the hotels, and the second stage employs simple random sampling to select the respondents. Using structured equation modelling via Amos statistical program, surveyed data from 414 frontline employees in five-star hotels affiliated to chains in Egypt indicated that guest misbehaviour was positively related to emotional traits, while distributive justice significantly moderated the relationship between workplace bullying and organizational outcomes.

DOI

10.21608/pijth.2022.262063

Keywords

Guest Misbehaviour, Emotional dissonance, Emotional exhaustion, Distributive Justice

Authors

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Ahmed

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Magdy

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Hotel Management Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management, Pharos University in Alexandria

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Mohamed

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Kamal

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Hotel Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Alexandria University

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First Name

Dina

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Weheba

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Hotel Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Alexandria University

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1

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1

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36960

Issue Date

2022-09-01

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2022-07-16

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2022-09-01

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1

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20

Print ISSN

2812-6467

Online ISSN

2812-6475

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https://pijth.journals.ekb.eg/article_262063.html

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2,505

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Publication Title

Pharos International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality

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https://pijth.journals.ekb.eg/

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Impact of Guest Misbehavior on Frontline Employees' Emotional Traits: The Moderating Role of Distributive Justice

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Created At

23 Jan 2023