Mapping environmental change in tourism: A study of the incentive travel industry

Tourism Management

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1193-1202

  Xiang, Zheng ^a   Formica, Sandro ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive mapping; Environmental change; Environmental scanning; Incentive travel; Strategy

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; MAPPING METHOD; PERCEPTION; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34250312906     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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