Why do hotels outsource? An investigation using asset specificity

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 516-528

  Lamminmaki, Dawne ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hotels; Outsourcing; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 25144519655     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110510612158     Document Type: Article

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