Competitor-focused accounting applied to a hotel context

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 206-218

  Anderson, Sharlene ^a   Guilding, Chris ^b  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accounting; Competitive analysis; Hotel and catering industry; Hotels

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646723061     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110610658616     Document Type: Article

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