Development of technological capability by Cuban hospitality organizations

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-22

  Kumar, Uma ^a   Kumar, Vinod ^a   de Grosbois, Danuta ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cuba; Innovation; Technological capability; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 35548991081     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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