Improving resource utilization in multi-unit networked organizations: The case of a Spanish restaurant chain

Tourism Management

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 262-270

  Giménez García, Víctor M ^a   Martínez Parra, José Luis ^a   Buffa, Frank P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Resource allocation; Tourism service industry

Indexed keywords

RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 33748689728     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2005.12.021     Document Type: Article

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