Investment appraisal issues arising in hotels governed by a management contract

Accounting and Financial Management: Developments in the International Hospitality Industry

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 400-422

  Guilding, Chris ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84917189996     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780080492483     Document Type: Chapter

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