Managing Efficiency in International Tourist Hotels in Taipei using a DEA Model with Non-discretionary Inputs

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 417-432

  Tsai, Henry ^a   Wu, Jie ^b   Zhou, Zhixiang ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

data envelopment analysis; efficiency improvement; efficiency measurement; international tourist hotels; non discretionary

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; INTERNATIONAL TOURISM; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; SERVICE SECTOR; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURISM MARKET;

TAIPEI; TAIWAN;

EID: 84859081028     PISSN: 10941665     EISSN: 17416507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10941665.2011.588875     Document Type: Article

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