'Location, location, location' - The relative importance of country, institution and program: A study of tourism postgraduate students

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 44-52

  Ruhanen, Lisa ^a   McLennan, Char Lee J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Motivation; Postgraduate student; Tourism education

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952472284     PISSN: 14476770     EISSN: 18395260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/jhtm.17.1.44     Document Type: Article

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