The impact of innovation on firms' performance: An analysis of the hotel sector in Majorca

Tourism Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 121-140

  Tugores, María ^a   García, Dolores ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hotel industry; Innovation; Performance impact

Indexed keywords

HUMAN CAPITAL; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION; LEISURE INDUSTRY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MARKET;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; MAJORCA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SPAIN;

EID: 84923814301     PISSN: 13548166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/te.2014.0440     Document Type: Article

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