Knowledge management in the hospitality industry: A review of empirical research

Tourism Management

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 366-381

  Hallin, Carina Antonia ^a   Marnburg, Einar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Hospitality; Knowledge; Knowledge management (KM); Organizational learning; Research suggestions; Review

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; LEISURE INDUSTRY; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

EID: 36749049210     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2007.02.019     Document Type: Article

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