Beyond consensus: An alternative use of Delphi enquiry in hospitality research

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 907-924

  Paraskevas, Alexandros ^a   Saunders, Mark N K ^b  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consensus building; Crisis management; Critical incident technique; Delphi method; Expert panel; Exploratory research; Hospitality management; Methods of enquiry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865113282     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596111211247236     Document Type: Article

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