Entrepreneurial characteristics, motives, and business challenges: exploratory study of small- and medium-sized hotel businesses

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Entrepreneurial characteristics, motives, and business challenges: exploratory study of small- and medium-sized hotel businesses

The purpose of this study is to gather information about the determinants and characteristics of the owners/managers of small- and medium-sized hotels (SMSHs) and identify various issues in starting up and operating businesses in the United Arab Emirates. The results of this study reveal that the ma...

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Main Authors:	Ahmad, Syed Zamberi, Muhammad Arif, Afida Mastura
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis 2016
Subjects:	Business challenges; Entrepreneurship; Hospitality and tourism; Motivation; Small and medium-sized hotel business; United Arab Emirates
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54175/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54175/1/Entrepreneurial%20characteristics%2C%20motives%2C%20and%20business%20challenges.pdf

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