Environmentally responsible behavior in ecotourism: Antecedents and implications

Tourism Management

Volumn 40, Issue , 2014, Pages 321-329

  Chiu, Yen Ting Helena ^a   Lee, Wan I ^a   Chen, Tsung Hsiung ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Activity involvement; Ecotourism marketing; Environmentally responsible behavior; Perceived value; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; MARKETING; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; STAKEHOLDER; TOURISM MARKET; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84882787787     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2013.06.013     Document Type: Article

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