Benchmarking, usable knowledge and tourist attractions

Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 29-52

  Pearce, Philip ^a   Benckendorff, Pierre ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Benchmarking; Knowledge management; Performance; Tourist attractions

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748342161     PISSN: 1528008X     EISSN: 15280098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J162v07n01_03     Document Type: Article

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