Using value-based performance measures to improve hotel profitability

International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-50

  Chow, Chee W ^a   Haddad, Kamal M ^a   Leung, Simon ^b   Sterk, William ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Economic value added; Performance measures

Indexed keywords

EID: 64049109326     PISSN: 15256480     EISSN: 15286499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J149v04n01_02     Document Type: Article

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