Managerial responsibility, Environmental Practice, and response sets in a sample of chinese hotel managers

Journal of China Tourism Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 140-157

  Gu, Huimin ^a   Ryan, Chris ^b   Chon, Kaye ^c  

^a BEIJING INTERNATIONAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Corporate sustainable practice; Environmental pollution; Hotels

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952711001     PISSN: 19388160     EISSN: 19388179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19388160902908759     Document Type: Article

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