Hotels' environmental management systems (ISO 14001): Creative financing strategy

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 302-316

  Chan, Wilco W ^a   Ho, Kenny ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Environmental management; Financing; Hotels

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745181966     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110610665311     Document Type: Article

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