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Is profitability a good proxy for efficiency? Evidence from the subsector of tour operators Cover

Is profitability a good proxy for efficiency? Evidence from the subsector of tour operators

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|Dec 2017

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/revecp-2017-0022 | Journal eISSN: 1804-1663 | Journal ISSN: 1213-2446
Language: English
Page range: 425 - 440
Submitted on: Jun 13, 2017
Accepted on: Oct 18, 2017
Published on: Dec 21, 2017
Published by: Mendel University in Brno
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