Strategy Implementation Success: The Moderating Effects of Size and Environmental Complexity and the Mediating Effects of Involvement

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 207-230

  Harrington, Robert J ^a   Kendall, K W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

environmental complexity; firm size; foodservice; organizational involvement; strategy implementation

Indexed keywords

EID: 60849114563     PISSN: 10963480     EISSN: 15577554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1096348005285917     Document Type: Article

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