A taxonomy of academic quality indicators for u.s.-based 4-year undergraduate hospitality management programs

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 164-184

  Assante, Lisa Marie ^a   Huffman, Lynn ^b   Harp, Shelley S ^b  

^a SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospitality program ranking; Hospitality programs; Quality indicators; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951657768     PISSN: 10963480     EISSN: 15577554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1096348009349821     Document Type: Article

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