Volunteer motivation in heritage railways: A study of the west somerset railway volunteers

Journal of Heritage Tourism

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-36

  Rhoden, Steven ^a   Ineson, Elizabeth M ^a   Ralston, Rita ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Industrial heritage; Management; Motivation; Railways; Volunteer

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449723607     PISSN: 1743873X     EISSN: 17476631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17438730802233864     Document Type: Article

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