A descriptive examination of corporate governance in the hospitality industry

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 677-684

  Guillet, Basak Denizci ^a   Mattila, Anna S ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Firm performance; Hospitality industry; Shareholder rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954563381     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2010.01.004     Document Type: Article

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