The influence of organisational structure on entrepreneurial orientation and expansion performance

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 334-344

  Altinay, Levent ^a   Altinay, Mehmet ^b  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Business development; Decision making; Entrepreneursialism; Hotels; Organizational structures

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986156445     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110410550770     Document Type: Article

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