Developing a Novel Hybrid Model for Industrial Environment Analysis: A Study of the Gourmet and Tourism Industry in Taiwan

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1044-1069

  Horng, Jeou Shyan ^a   Liu, Chih Hsing ^b   Chou, Sheng Fang ^c   Yin, Yu Shih ^c,d   Tsai, Chang Yen ^e  

^a HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c DE LIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e MINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

ANP; DEMATEL; fuzzy Delphi; MCDM; tourism environment

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; COMPETITIVENESS; DELPHI ANALYSIS; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; HUMAN RESOURCE; MARKET DEVELOPMENT; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; TOURISM;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84902549163     PISSN: 10941665     EISSN: 17416507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10941665.2013.837399     Document Type: Article

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