Means-End Theory in Tourism Research

Annals of Tourism Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 596-599

  McDonald, Seonaidh ^a   Thyne, Maree ^b   McMorland, Leigh Ann ^a  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THEORETICAL STUDY; TOURISM;

EID: 43049170057     PISSN: 01607383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2007.09.006     Document Type: Article

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