Corporate social responsibility: What are top hotel companies reporting?

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 461-475

  Holcomb, Judy L ^a   Upchurch, Randall S ^a   Okumus, Fevzi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizenship; Corporate social responsibility; Economic sustainability; Hotels

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547679516     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110710775129     Document Type: Article

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