Influence of leadership competency and organizational culture on responsiveness and performance of firms

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 500-516

  Asree, Susita ^a   Zain, Mohamed ^b   Razalli, Mohd Rizal ^c  

^a MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

^c UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Corporate strategy; Hospitality services; Leadership; Malaysia; Organizational culture; Organizational performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952727334     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596111011042712     Document Type: Article

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