Efficiency and productivity of French ski resorts

Tourism Management

Volumn 36, Issue , 2013, Pages 650-657

  Goncalves, Olga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

Author keywords

Directional distance function; Efficiency; France; Luenberger productivity indicator (LPI); Productivity; Ski resorts

Indexed keywords

PRODUCTIVITY; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

FRANCE;

EID: 85027955276     PISSN: 02615177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2012.06.008     Document Type: Article

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