The effect of learning-based distinctive competencies on firm performance: A study of Spanish hospitality firms

Cornell Hospitality Quarterly

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 102-110

  Palacios Marqués, Daniel ^a   Ribeiro Soriano, Domingo ^b   Gil Pechuán, Ignacio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b Facultad de Economía Edificio Departamental Oriental Desp 1 C11   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

hospitality firm performance; knowledge management; learning based distinctive competencies

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955083207     PISSN: 19389655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1938965510391654     Document Type: Article

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