Strategic reflexivity in the hotel industry - A value-based analysis

World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development

Volumn 10, Issue 2-3, 2014, Pages 352-371

  Thrassou, Alkis ^a   Vrontis, Demetris ^a   Bresciani, Stefano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NICOSIA   (Cyprus)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Hospitality industry; Hotels; Marketing; Reflexivity; Strategy; Tourism; Value

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940274569     PISSN: 17460573     EISSN: 17460581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/WREMSD.2014.060384     Document Type: Conference Paper

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