Knowledge transfer and innovation among attractions

Annals of Tourism Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 604-626

  Weidenfeld, Adi ^a   Williams, Allan M ^b   Butler, Richard W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b Working Lives Research Institute   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Innovations; Knowledge transfer; Tourism clusters; Tourist attractions

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; MARKETING; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST ATTRACTION;

CORNWALL [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77952887120     PISSN: 01607383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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