International franchising: Opportunities for China's state-owned hotels?

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 368-380

  Heung, Vincent C S ^a   Zhang, Hanqin ^a   Jiang, Chen ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b MACAU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Macao)

Author keywords

China; Hotel expansion strategies; Hotel franchising; State owned hotel properties

Indexed keywords

EID: 43949097951     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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