An exploratory study of corporate social responsibility in the U.S. travel industry

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 392-407

  Sheldon, Pauline J ^a   Park, Sun Young ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

corporate social responsibility; sustainability; tourism; travel companies; Travel Industry Association of America; U.S. travel industry

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE STRATEGY; ECOTOURISM; ETHICS; SUSTAINABILITY; TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79958115754     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287510371230     Document Type: Article

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