Performance factors of small tourism ventures: The interface of tourism, entrepreneurship and the environment

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 77-100

  Lerner, Miri ^a   Haber, Sigal ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

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EID: 14344277802     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-9026(99)00038-5     Document Type: Article

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