Going international? Important factors executives should consider

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 537-545

  Hua, Nan ^a   Upneja, Arun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Globalization; Restaurants; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 34848912853     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110710818284     Document Type: Article

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