The relationships of meeting planners' profiles with usage and attitudes toward the use of technology

Journal of Convention and Event Tourism

Volumn 7, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 19-43

  Casanova, Mara B ^a   Kim, Dae Young ^a   Morrison, Alastair M ^b,c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management ^*  (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Meeting planners; Perceptions; The use of technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746800662     PISSN: 15470148     EISSN: 15470156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J452v07n03_02     Document Type: Review

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