Managerial Perceptions of Information Technology and their Impact from a Transaction Cost Perspective

Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 787-803

  Chathoth, Prakash K ^a   Law, Rob ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

bounded rationality; decision framework; hospitality industry; Information technology (IT); IT orientation; transaction costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859019733     PISSN: 10548408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10548408.2011.623034     Document Type: Article

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