The central role of leadership in rural tourism development: a theoretical framework and case studies

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 23, Issue 8-9, 2015, Pages 1277-1297

  McGehee, Nancy Gard ^a   Knollenberg, Whitney ^a   Komorowski, Amy ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

case study method; economic development; governance; leadership; rural tourism; social capital

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LEADERSHIP; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84943454054     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2015.1019514     Document Type: Article

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