Competitive strategies and performance in Spanish hospitality firms

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 22-38

  Garrigós Simón, Fernando J ^a   Marqués, Daniel Palacios ^a   Narangajavana, Yeamduan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^b WALAILAK UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Analysis of variance; Hospitality services; Performance management; Spain; Strategic management

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844366410     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110510577653     Document Type: Article

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