Measuring and examining the relevance of discretionary corporate social responsibility in tourism: Some preliminary evidence from the u.k. conference sector

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 289-302

  Whitfield, Julie ^a   Dioko, Leonardo A N ^b  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE FOR TOURISM STUDIES   (Macao)

Author keywords

conceptual framework; discretionary corporate social responsibility; environmental sustainability; U.K. conference sector

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS SERVICE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CORPORATE STRATEGY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84859064425     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287511418369     Document Type: Article

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