International hotel development: A study of potential franchisees in China

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 325-336

  Xiao, Qu ^a   O'Neill, John W ^b   Wang, Huiyang ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAO Hotel Consulting   (China)

Author keywords

China hotel market; Franchising; International franchisee; International hotel chains

Indexed keywords

EID: 43849103970     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2007.10.006     Document Type: Article

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