Relationship modeling in tourism shopping: A decision rules induction approach

Tourism Management

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 241-249

  Law, Rob ^a   Au, Norman ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Information systems; Rough set; Tourism shopping

Indexed keywords

MODELING; SHOPPING ACTIVITY; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 0034128320     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5177(99)00056-4     Document Type: Article

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