The multidimensional ethics scale and cruise ship tourists: Testing the troubled waters

Tourism in Marine Environments

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 259-270

  Sheppard, Valerie A ^a   Fennell, David A ^b  

^a British Columbia Partnership for Sustainable Tourism ^*  (Canada)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alaska; Business ethics; Cruise tourism; Ethics; Mexico; Multidimensional ethics scale

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862111712     PISSN: 1544273X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/154427308788714812     Document Type: Article

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