Measuring efficiency in the hotel sector

Annals of Tourism Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 456-477

  Barros, Carlos Pestana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

DEA; Hotel efficiency; Portugal

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; LEISURE INDUSTRY; SERVICE SECTOR;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 16244392407     PISSN: 01607383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2004.07.011     Document Type: Article

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