Quality Management Initiatives in Irish Hotels — Emerging Agendas in a Changing Environment

Tourism and Hospitality Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 267-283

  Harrington, Denis ^a   Keating, Mary ^a  

^a South East Technological University   (Ireland)

Author keywords

hotels; Ireland; quality; quality methodologies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996152319     PISSN: 14673584     EISSN: 17429692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.thr.6050023     Document Type: Article

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