Environmental perception, management, and competitive opportunity in Spanish hotels

Cornell Hospitality Quarterly

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 480-500

  López Gamero, María Dolores ^a   Claver Cortés, Enrique ^a   Molina Azorín, José Franciso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

competitiveness; environmental management; managerial perceptions; Spanish hotel industry; sustainability policy factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053979717     PISSN: 19389655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1938965511420694     Document Type: Article

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