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The perceived influence of centralising operations in chain hotels (2006)
Journal Article
Espino-Rodríguez, T. F., & Taylor, J. S. (2006). The perceived influence of centralising operations in chain hotels. Tourism and Hospitality Research, 6(4), 251-266. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.thr.6050022

This paper makes an exploratory study of the centralisation of operations in hotels that belong to a chain and are located in a tourist destination. Although hotels are increasingly using a strategy of operations centralisation, little research has a... Read More about The perceived influence of centralising operations in chain hotels.

The use of management contracts by international hotel firms in Thailand (2006)
Journal Article
Panvisavas, V., & Taylor, J. S. (2006). The use of management contracts by international hotel firms in Thailand. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 18(3), 231-245. https://doi.org/10.1108/09596110610658634

Purpose Seeks to examine the extent to which management contracts used by international hotel firms in Thailand mirror those used in the USA. Design/methodology/approach The study builds on previous research carried out in the late 1990s that hi... Read More about The use of management contracts by international hotel firms in Thailand.