The future of small firms in the hospitality industry

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 148-154

  Morrison, Alison ^a   Thomas, Rhodri ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Hospitality industry; Small firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986077054     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596119910263531     Document Type: Article

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