Tourism Entrepreneurship – Review and Future Directions

Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 15, Issue , 2015, Pages 120-137

  Solvoll, Sølvi ^a   Alsos, Gry Agnete ^b   Bulanova, Oxana ^b  

^a NORDLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b NORD UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

divergent convergent; entrepreneurship; literature review; tourism

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEUR; INNOVATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; RESEARCH; TOURISM;

EID: 84941167330     PISSN: 15022250     EISSN: 15022269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15022250.2015.1065592     Document Type: Article

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