Factors influencing financial performance of small hotels in Tanzania

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 504-515

  Sharma, Amit ^a   Upneja, Arun ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hotels; Profit; Small enterprises; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

EID: 25144441726     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110510612149     Document Type: Article

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