Facilitating Small Firm Learning Networks in the Irish Tourism Sector

Tourism and Hospitality Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 80-95

  Kelliher, Felicity ^a   Foley, Anthony ^a   Frampton, Anne Marie ^a  

^a South East Technological University   (Ireland)

Author keywords

learning networks small firms; tourism; training

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650233139     PISSN: 14673584     EISSN: 17429692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/thr.2008.36     Document Type: Article

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