An investigation of the role played by frequency and uncertainty in hotel outsourcing decisions

International Journal of Services, Technology and Management

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 182-201

  Lamminmaki, Dawne ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Frequency; Hotels; Outsourcing; Transaction cost economics; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

COSTS; HOTELS;

FREQUENCY; OUTSOURCING DECISIONS; QUALITATIVE DATA; SENIOR MANAGERS; TRANSACTION COST ECONOMICS; UNCERTAINTY;

OUTSOURCING;

EID: 58449106313     PISSN: 14606720     EISSN: 1741525X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSTM.2009.022524     Document Type: Article

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