Local leadership for rural tourism development: A case study of Adventa, Monmouthshire, UK

Tourism Management Perspectives

Volumn 4, Issue , 2012, Pages 28-35

  Haven Tang, Claire ^a   Jones, Eleri ^a  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Followership; LEADER+; Leadership; Monmouthshire; Rural; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868278470     PISSN: 22119736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmp.2012.04.006     Document Type: Article

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