Corporate social responsibility in the tour operating industry: The case of dutch outbound tour operators

Tourism Enterprises and the Sustainability Agenda across Europe

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 71-91

  van de Mosselaer, Ferry ^a   van der Duim, René ^a   van Wijk, Jakomijn ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Netherlands)

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