Linkages among business strategy, uncertainty and performance in the hospitality industry: Evidence from an emerging economy

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 81-91

  Köseoglu, Mehmet Ali ^a,b   Topaloglu, Cafer ^c   Parnell, John A ^d   Lester, Donald L ^e  

^a YILDIRIM BEYAZIT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE   (United States)

^e MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hotels; Performance; Strategy; Turkey; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875626820     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2013.03.001     Document Type: Article

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