The Strategic Management Process and the Innovative Capacity of the Spanish Hotel Industry

Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 596-618

  Manuel Martínez López, Antonio ^a   Vargas Sánchez, Alfonso A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

hospitality sector; innovation; strategic management; tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880605057     PISSN: 19368623     EISSN: 19368631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19368623.2011.653050     Document Type: Article

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