International business travel: Some explorations

Geografiska Annaler, Series B: Human Geography

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 193-202

  Beaverstock, Jonathan V ^a   Derudder, Ben ^b   Faulconbridge, James R ^c   Witlox, Frank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aeromobility; Business; Firms; Mobility; Proximity; Travel

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; BUSINESS; MOBILITY; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

EID: 70349850387     PISSN: 04353684     EISSN: 14680467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0467.2009.00314.x     Document Type: Article

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