Avoiding burnout: the succession planning, governance and resourcing of rural tourism festivals

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 23, Issue 8-9, 2015, Pages 1298-1317

  Frost, Warwick ^a   Laing, Jennifer ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

festival; governance; resources; rural; succession planning; volunteer

Indexed keywords

FESTIVAL; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LEADERSHIP; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; RURAL AREA; STAKEHOLDER; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURISM MARKET;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84943450519     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2015.1037841     Document Type: Article

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