Managing social and environmental action and accountability in the hospitality industry: A Singapore perspective

Accounting Forum

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 46-53

  Chung, Lai Hong ^a   Parker, Lee D ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental; Hospitality; Hotel; Singapore; Social

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649341140     PISSN: 01559982     EISSN: 14676303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.accfor.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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