The Impact of Top Management's Environmental Attitudes on Hotel Companies' Environmental Management

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 95-115

  Park, Jeongdoo ^a   Jeong Kim, Hyun ^a   McCleary, Ken W ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

environmental attitudes; environmental management; perceived advantages of environmental management; top managers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892382747     PISSN: 10963480     EISSN: 15577554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1096348012452666     Document Type: Article

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