Exploring the internationalisation prospects of a Chinese domestic hotel firm

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 261-274

  Gross, Michael J ^a   Huang, Songshan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Hotels; International business

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952782672     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596111111119365     Document Type: Article

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