Evaluating the performance of the Taiwanese hotel industry using a weight slacks-based measure

Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 487-512

  Sun, Shinn ^a   Wen Min, L U ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency; Hotels; Performance measurement; Tourism

Indexed keywords

CATERING DEPARTMENTS; CATERING EFFICIENCIES; HOTEL INDUSTRY; LODGING SERVICES;

AIRPORTS; MARKETING; PERSONNEL; PRODUCTIVITY;

HOTELS;

EID: 30344437289     PISSN: 02175959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0217595905000595     Document Type: Article

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