Assessment of technology gaps of tourist hotels in productive and service processes

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 2329-2342

  Lin, Chen Hsien ^a   Chiu, Yung Ho ^b   Huang, Chin Wei ^a  

^a Taiwan Shoufu University   (Taiwan)

^b SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

hotel efficiency; technology gaps

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE; SERVICE SECTOR; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84865056974     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642069.2011.593170     Document Type: Article

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