Using data envelopment analysis to evaluate efficiency: An exploratory study of the Chinese hotel industry

Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 240-256

  Zhou, Zongqing ^a   Huang, Yinghua ^b   Hsu, Maxwell K ^c  

^a NIAGARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Data envelopment analysis; Hospitality; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 70749147747     PISSN: 1528008X     EISSN: 15280098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15280080802412719     Document Type: Article

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