Factors affecting small firms in tourism: A Ghanaian perspective

Small Firms In Tourism: International Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 35-51

  Gartner, William C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 84905625055     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780080517285     Document Type: Chapter

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