Risky lifestyles? Entrepreneurial characteristics of the New Zealand bed and breakfast sector

Small Firms In Tourism: International Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 83-97

  Hall, C Michael ^a   Rusher, Kristy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Tourism Central Otago   (New Zealand)

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EID: 84905606725     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780080517285     Document Type: Chapter

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