Exploring the Crisis Readiness Perceptions of Hotel Managers in the UK

Tourism and Hospitality Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-38

  Rousaki, Barbara ^a   Alcott, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

crisis experience; crisis readiness; manager's job level; organisational size

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996231586     PISSN: 14673584     EISSN: 17429692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.thr.6050030     Document Type: Article

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