Hospitality industry in Cyprus: The significance of intangibles

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 6-24

  Krambia Kapardis, Maria ^a   Thomas, Alison ^b  

^a INTERCOLLEGE   (Cyprus)

^b Beijing PricewaterhouseCoopers Management Consulting   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyprus; Hotels; Intangible assets; Performance measurement (quality); Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644596207     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110610641948     Document Type: Article

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