Technology transfer and multinationals: The case of Balearic hotel chains' investments in two developing economies

Tourism Management

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 976-992

  Jacob, Marta ^a   Groizard, José Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hotels; Multinational firms; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INVESTMENT; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 33947600976     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2006.08.013     Document Type: Article

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