Technology transfer to hotels in China by multinational hotel enterprises in Hong Kong

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 183-197

  Pine, Ray ^a,b   Yu, Ming Xi ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOTELS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; RISK MANAGEMENT; SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL;

FOREIGN MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES; INVESTMENT;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 0035154473     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: None    
DOI: 10.1504/ijtm.2001.002905     Document Type: Article

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