A hierarchical model of technology adoption for small owner-managed travel firms: An organizational decision-making and leadership perspective

Tourism Management

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1195-1208

  Spencer, Andrew J ^b   Buhalis, Dimitrios ^a   Moital, Miguel ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Decision making; Diffusion; Leadership; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; INNOVATION; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TYPOLOGY;

EID: 84859871588     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2011.11.011     Document Type: Article

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