Assessing the balanced scorecard as a management tool for hotels

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 376-390

  Evans, Nigel ^a  

^a University of Teesside   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Balanced scorecard; England; Hotels; Performance measures; Strategic management

Indexed keywords

EID: 22544487513     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110510604805     Document Type: Article

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