Corporate social responsibility practices in four and five-star hotels: Perspectives from Hong Kong visitors

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-30

  Kucukusta, Deniz ^a   Mak, Amy ^a   Chan, Xavier ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Customer perceptions; Hong Kong; Hotels

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874698447     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2013.01.010     Document Type: Article

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