Towards a strategy implementation framework

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 327-338

  Okumus, Fevzi ^a  

^a MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hospitality industry; Hotels; Implementation; Management; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986180558     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110110403712     Document Type: Article

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