Labour Productivity in the Hotel Business

28 July 1984

journal article
Published by Taylor & Francis in The Service Industries Journal

Vol. 4 (2) , 161-173
https://doi.org/10.1080/02642068400000033

Abstract

This article studies differences in labour productivity in the hotel business. Cross section data consisting of one German and two Dutch samples are used. Explanatory variables are: scale, proportion of restaurant sales relative to accommodation sales, wage rate, location and price. This analysis is part of a larger fundamental quantitative study of the explanation of productivity differences in the hospitality business.

Keywords

DATA CONSISTENCY
LABOUR ECONOMICS
CROSS SECTION
SERVICE INDUSTRY
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

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