Hotel management contract: Impact on performance in the Korean hotel sector

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 701-718

  Kim, Soo Y ^a  

^a Sejong Cyber University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hotel management contract; Performance; Tourism recessions

Indexed keywords

LEISURE INDUSTRY; MANAGEMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

EID: 52349123554     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642060801988332     Document Type: Article

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