A study of outsourcing strategy: A case involving the hotel industry in Shanghai, China

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-56

  Lam, Terry ^a   Han, Michael X J ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adoption factors; Hotel ownership; Outsourcing; Outsourcing supplier

Indexed keywords

EID: 13544259948     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2004.04.002     Document Type: Article

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