Technical efficiency and environmental management: The Tunisian case

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management

Volumn 21, Issue , 2014, Pages 27-33

  Hathroubi, Salem ^a   Peypoch, Nicolas ^b   Robinot, Elisabeth ^c  

^a AL IMAM MOHAMMAD IBN SAUD ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY IMSIU   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^c Université Savoie Mont Blanc   (France)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis (DEA); Environmental efficiency; Environmental management; Green practices; Hospitality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899565262     PISSN: 14476770     EISSN: 18395260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhtm.2014.03.002     Document Type: Article

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