Small business management and environmental engagement

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 179-193

  Sampaio, Ana Rita ^a   Thomas, Rhodri ^b   Font, Xavier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

certification; environmental engagement; managerial approaches; qualitative research; small tourism businesses

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; CERTIFICATION; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ECOTOURISM; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY;

IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84858216740     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2011.602193     Document Type: Article

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