A hotel performance evaluation of Taipei international tourist hotels - Using data envelopment analysis

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-42

  Chiang, Wan Erh ^a  

^a FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Data Envelopment Analysis; Efficiency; Performance evaluation

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TOURISM;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIPEI; TAIWAN;

EID: 33644859842     PISSN: 10941665     EISSN: 17416507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10941660500500667     Document Type: Article

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