Management innovation in the hotel industry

Tourism Management

Volumn 46, Issue , 2015, Pages 51-58

  Nieves, Julia ^a   Segarra Ciprés, Mercedes ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

External change agents; Hotel industry; Human capital; Integration capability; Management innovation; Social relationships

Indexed keywords

HUMAN CAPITAL; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION; SERVICE SECTOR; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

SPAIN;

EID: 84903521675     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2014.06.002     Document Type: Article

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