Ahead of their time? Barriers to action in green tourism firms

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 167-178

  Tzschentke, Nadia ^a   Kirk, David ^a   Lynch, Paul ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; RESEARCH; SERVICE SECTOR; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

EID: 40149105705     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642060701842175     Document Type: Article

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