Towards a wider adoption of environmental responsibility in the hotel sector

International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 25-49

  Kasim, Azilah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Environmental responsibility; SMEs; The hotel sector

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249728892     PISSN: 15256480     EISSN: 15286499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J149v08n02_02     Document Type: Article

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