Measuring and Decomposing Efficiency in International Tourist Hotels in Taipei Using a Multidivision DEA Model

International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 259-280

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

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

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

efficiency decomposition; efficiency measurement; hotel performance; multidivision DEA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868271597     PISSN: 15256480     EISSN: 15286499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15256480.2012.722505     Document Type: Article

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