Understanding the entrepreneurs’ behavioural intentions towards sustainable tourism: a case study from Greece

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 857-879

  Sardianou, E ^a   Kostakis, I ^a   Mitoula, R ^a   Gkaragkani, V ^a   Lalioti, E ^a   Theodoropoulou, E ^a  

^a HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Demographics; Socio economic factors; Sustainable entrepreneurship; Sustainable tourism development

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; ECOTOURISM; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENTREPRENEUR; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEM; PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SUSTAINABILITY; WORLD WIDE WEB;

GREECE;

EID: 84931846677     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: 15732975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-015-9681-7     Document Type: Article

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