Competitive strategies and firm performance: A study in the Spanish hospitality sector

Management Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 251-269

  Garrigós Simón, Fernando J ^a   Marqués, Daniel Palacios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

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EID: 85014358592     PISSN: 15365433     EISSN: 15580946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/15365430480000513     Document Type: Article

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