Strategic determinants for the selection of partner alliances in the Indian tour operator industry: A cross-national study

Journal of World Business

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 167-177

  Chand, Mohinder ^a   Katou, Anastasia A ^b  

^a KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MACEDONIA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Alliance performance; Indian tour operators; Partner alliances; Selection criteria; Tour operator nationality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857234265     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2011.04.003     Document Type: Article

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