Star-Rated hotel productivity in china: A provincial analysis using the DEA cross-Efficiency evaluation approach

Journal of China Tourism Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 243-258

  Tsai, Henry ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Cross efficiency; Dea; Efficiency; Hotel; Productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551494404     PISSN: 19388160     EISSN: 19388179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19388160903152704     Document Type: Article

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