Environmental management practices of hotels in Malaysia: Stakeholder perspective

International Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 586-595

  Tang, Yee Hooi ^a   Amran, Azlan ^b   Goh, Yen Nee ^b  

^a Kobe Precision Technology Sdn Bhd   (Malaysia)

^b GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Environmental management practices; Hotel; Malaysia; Stakeholder

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926156902     PISSN: 10992340     EISSN: 15221970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtr.1952     Document Type: Article

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