Why are work travel plans effective? Comparing conclusions from narrative and meta-analytical research synthesis

Transportation

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 647-666

  Bamberg, Sebastian ^a   Möser, Guido ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Transport policy impact; Work travel plans

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; MONITORING; PLANNING; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH;

META-ANALYSIS; TRANSPORT POLICY; WORK TRAVEL PLAN;

TRANSPORTATION ROUTES;

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

EID: 34748814278     PISSN: 00494488     EISSN: 15729435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11116-007-9121-0     Document Type: Review

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