Knowledge management in tourism – the application of Grant's knowledge management model to Austrian tourism organizations

Tourism Review

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 50-64

  Zehrer, Anita ^a  

^a MANAGEMENT CENTER INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Austria; Grant's model of knowledge management; Knowledge economy; Knowledge management; Organizations; Tourism management; Tourism organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882572787     PISSN: 16605373     EISSN: 17598451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/16605371111175320     Document Type: Article

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