Determinants of environmental management in the red sea hotels: Personal and organizational values and contextual variables

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 115-137

  Dief, Mohammed El ^a   Font, Xavier ^b  

^a HELWAN UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ethics; hotel management; lodging operations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855161181     PISSN: 10963480     EISSN: 15577554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1096348010388657     Document Type: Review

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