Why hotels adopt ICTs: A study on the ICT adoption propensity of hotels in Thailand

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 391-401

  Sahadev, Sunil ^a   Islam, Nazrul ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Hotels; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 22544452709     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110510604814     Document Type: Article

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