Knowledge networks in the tourism sector of the bournemouth, poole, and christchurch conurbation: Preliminary analysis

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1651-1667

  McLeod, Michelle Theresa ^a   Vaughan, David Roger ^a   Edwards, Jonathan ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Knowledge networks; Knowledge sharing; Small and medium sized businesses; Social networks; Tourism knowledge

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; KNOWLEDGE; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; SOCIAL NETWORK; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

BOURNEMOUTH [BOURNEMOUTH (ADS)]; BOURNEMOUTH [ENGLAND]; CHRISTCHURCH [DORSET]; DORSET [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; POOLE [ENGLAND]; POOLE [POOLE (ADS)]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77954935267     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642060903580664     Document Type: Article

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