Efficiency and productivity growth in hotel industry

International Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 389-402

  Barros, Carlo Pestana ^a   Peypoch, Nicolas ^b   Solonandrasana, Bernardin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

Author keywords

Decision making; Efficiency; Luenberger productivity indicator; Portuguese hotels

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; PRODUCTIVITY; SERVICE SECTOR; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 70350762141     PISSN: 10992340     EISSN: 15221970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtr.711     Document Type: Article

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