Game-theoretic approach to competition dynamics in tourism supply chains

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 425-439

  Yang, Shu ^a,b   Huang, George Q ^c   Song, Haiyan ^b   Liang, Liang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Competition; Game theory; Package holidays; Supply chain dynamics; Tourism supply chain

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); DECISION MAKING; GAME THEORY;

EID: 65249152951     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287508326533     Document Type: Article

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