Rules of engagement: The role of emotional display rules in delivering conservation interpretation in a zoo-based tourism context

Tourism Management

Volumn 42, Issue , 2014, Pages 149-156

  Wijeratne, Aaron J C ^a   Van Dijk, Pieter A ^a   Kirk Brown, Andrea ^a   Frost, Lionel ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation outcomes; Display rules; Emotional labour; Interpretation

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; PSYCHOLOGY; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; THEORETICAL STUDY; TOURISM; TOURIST ATTRACTION; ZOO;

EID: 84890015537     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02615177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2013.11.012     Document Type: Article

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