Towards a more comprehensive accounting framework for hotels in China

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 546-559

  Chan, Wilco ^a   Wong, Kevin ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Accounting; China; Financial analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 34848915476     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110710818293     Document Type: Article

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