A study of the effects of internship experiences on the behavioural intentions of college students majoring in leisure management in Taiwan

Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 61-73

  Chen, Chin Tsu ^a,b   Hu, Jin Li ^b   Wang, Cheng Cai ^a   Chen, Chun Fu ^c  

^a VANUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF BUSINESS   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Behavioural intentions; Experiences; Internship; Leisure management

Indexed keywords

EID: 80655123351     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14738376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3794/johlste.102.294     Document Type: Article

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