Transformation and power: the Croatian case
International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management
ISSN: 0959-6119
Article publication date: 1 February 2001
Abstract
In a transitional country, transformation processes are difficult and complicated, especially in the hotel industry, which involves entire local communities. This paper analyses a sustained eight‐year dispute of ownership to hotel properties in the town of Opatija, one of Croatia’s leading seaside resorts. The case‐study builds insight into the importance of a local community power struggle on which, inevitably, privatisation will come to rest. Learning how to manage the “local scene”, rather than just offering top‐down policies is critical to transformation processes in all transitional countries.
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Citation
Fox, R. and Fox, J. (2001), "Transformation and power: the Croatian case", International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Vol. 13 No. 1, pp. 43-47. https://doi.org/10.1108/09596110110365643
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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