Hotel management company forecasting and budgeting practices: A survey-based analysis

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 676-697

  Steed, Emmett ^a   Gu, Zheng ^b  

^a SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Budgetary control; Forecasting; Hotel and catering industry; Surveys

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350267809     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110910975954     Document Type: Article

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