The entrepreneurial approach to hotel operation: Evidence from the Asia-Pacific hotel industry

Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 248-259

  Jogaratnam, Giri ^a   Tse, Eliza Ching Yick ^b  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Asia Pacific hotel industry; Entrepreneurial approach; Hotel operation

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344692430     PISSN: 00108804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0010880404266192     Document Type: Article

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