Proactive crisis planning: Lessons for the accommodation industry

Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 367-386

  Ritchie, Brent W ^a   Bentley, Guy ^b   Koruth, Thomas ^c   Wang, Jie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School   (Australia)

^c Australian International Hotel School   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Crisis planning; Management strategy; The accommodation industry

Indexed keywords

CRISIS MANAGEMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 80053022194     PISSN: 15022250     EISSN: 15022269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15022250.2011.600591     Document Type: Article

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