Measuring efficiency in the hotel industry: A stochastic frontier approach

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-57

  Anderson, Randy I ^a   Fish, Mary ^b   Xia, Yi ^b   Michello, Frank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hotel industry; Managerial efficiency; Stochastic frontier approach

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033096235     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0278-4319(98)00046-2     Document Type: Article

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