Management style and environmental scanning in the search for business opportunities and challenges

International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-71

  Jogaratnam, Giri ^a  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Environmental scanning; Management style

Indexed keywords

EID: 60849120891     PISSN: 15256480     EISSN: 15286499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J149v06n01_04     Document Type: Article

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