An eclectic investigation of tourism multinationals: Evidence from Greece

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 185-194

  Anastassopoulos, George ^a   Filippaios, Fragkiskos ^b   Phillips, Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Greece; Hotel sector; Multinational enterprise subsidiaries (MNES); Performance; Tourism industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 59749085538     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2008.06.014     Document Type: Article

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