Strategic groups and performance in the Spanish hotel sector

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 943-961

  Claver Cortés, Enrique ^a   Pereira Moliner, Jorge ^a   Molina Azoŕin, José F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Business strategies; Hotels; Performance; Spain; Strategic groups

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; COMPETITIVENESS; CORPORATE STRATEGY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 70349984264     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642060902749567     Document Type: Article

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