Management of perceived risk in the context of destination choice

International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-103

  Slevitch, Lisa ^a   Sharma, Amit ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Destination choice; Perceived risk; Risk management; Uncertainty management

Indexed keywords

EID: 68149172534     PISSN: 15256480     EISSN: 15286499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15256480801910574     Document Type: Article

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