Modeling a causality network for tourism development: an empirical analysis

Journal of Modelling in Management

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 258-278

  Assaker, Guy ^a   Esposito Vinzi, Vincenzo ^a   O’Connor, Peter ^a  

^a ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

Covariance based structural equation modeling; Forecasting; Formative indicators; Reflective indicators; Tourism; Tourism development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874206613     PISSN: 17465664     EISSN: 17465672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17465661111183685     Document Type: Article

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