An evaluation of power relationships among stakeholders in the tourism industry networks of Agra, India

Current Issues in Tourism

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 278-294

  Hazra, Samrat ^a   Fletcher, John ^b   Wilkes, Keith ^b  

^a Churchill College   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agra; networks; power; resources; stakeholder relationship attributes; tourist destination management

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; NETWORK ANALYSIS; POWER RELATIONS; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; STAKEHOLDER; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST DESTINATION; VALUATION;

AGRA; INDIA; UTTAR PRADESH;

EID: 84894291252     PISSN: 13683500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2014.887662     Document Type: Article

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