The organizational dynamics of under-managed partnerships in leisure service departments

Leisure Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 109-126

  Frisby, Wendy ^a   Thibault, Lucie ^b   Kikulis, Lisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEISURE INDUSTRY; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 2442431494     PISSN: 02614367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0261436042000224482     Document Type: Article

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