Small tourist firms in rural areas: Agility, vulnerability and survival in the face of crisis

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 229-246

  Irvine, Wilson ^a   Anderson, Alistair R ^a  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Response flexibility; Rural areas; Small enterprises; Tourism management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986104224     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552550410544204     Document Type: Article

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