Cognitive and cultural proximity between service managers and customers in cross-border regions: knowledge transfer implications

Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 16, Issue , 2016, Pages 66-86

  Weidenfeld, Adi ^a   Björk, Peter ^a   Williams, Allan M ^b  

^a HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cross border regions; cultural and cognitive proximity; Knowledge transfer; relational proximity

Indexed keywords

BORDER REGION; CULTURE; MANAGEMENT; SERVICE SECTOR; SPATIAL COGNITION; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

FINLAND; HAPARANDA; LAPPI [FINLAND]; NORRBOTTEN; SWEDEN; TORNIO;

EID: 84994673680     PISSN: 15022250     EISSN: 15022269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15022250.2016.1244587     Document Type: Article

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