Factor determinants of total factor productivity growth in the malaysian hotel industry: A stochastic frontier approach

Cornell Hospitality Quarterly

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-47

  Kim, Sangho ^a  

^a Honam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Malaysian hotel industry; Stochastic frontier; Technical efficiency; Technical progress; Total factor productivity; Total factor productivity determinants

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952287103     PISSN: 19389655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1938965509341286     Document Type: Article

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