Factors influencing productivity in small island hotels: Evidence from Northern Cyprus

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 315-331

  Kilic, Hasan ^a   Okumus, Fevzi ^b,c  

^a EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cyprus; Hotels; Islands; Productivity rate; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444432313     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110510597589     Document Type: Article

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