Staying Power: What Influences Micro-firm Survival in Tourism?

Tourism Geographies

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 125-144

  Brouder, Patrick ^a   Eriksson, Rikard H ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

business survival; entrepreneurship; proximity; related experience; service sector; Sweden; tourism

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEUR; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SERVICE SECTOR; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MARKET;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84867496746     PISSN: 14616688     EISSN: 14701340     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616688.2011.647326     Document Type: Article

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