Activity-based pricing: Can it be applied in restaurants?

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 393-410

  Raab, Carola ^a   Mayer, Karl ^a   Shoemaker, Stowe ^b   Ng, Steve ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c Institute of Professional Education and Knowledge   (China)

Author keywords

Activity based costs; Pricing policy; Restaurants

Indexed keywords

EID: 69549097717     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110910955668     Document Type: Article

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