Performance-enhancing internal strategic factors and competencies: Impacts on financial success

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 213-227

  Gursoy, Dogan ^a   Swanger, Nancy ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antecedents of financial success; Competencies; Financial success; Internal strategic success factors; Organizational development; Service organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751181249     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2006.01.004     Document Type: Article

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