Revenue management – the contribution of the finance function to profitability

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 144-150

  Burgess, Cathy ^a   Bryant, Keith ^b  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Conrad International Hotels ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity based costing; Financial information; Hotels; Profitability; Revenue

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986134779     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110110388936     Document Type: Review

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