Volunteer motivation and expectations prior to the XV commonwealth games in Manchester, UK

Tourism and Hospitality, Planning and Development

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-26

  Downward, Paul ^a   Ralston, Rita ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 61949359510     PISSN: 1479053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14790530500072310     Document Type: Article

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