Mission statements exposed

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 255-262

  Sufi, Tahir ^a   Lyons, Howard ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Financial performance; Hospitality industry; Mission statements; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986131942     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110310482173     Document Type: Review

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