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The dynamization of Higher Education Institutions for the creation of Tourism Companies in Portugal

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  • PAULA ALMEIDA
  • EUNICE RAMOS LOPES

    (Social Sciences Department, Polytechnic Institute of Tomar, Portugal)

  • CELIO GONCALO MARQUES

    (Information and Communication Technologies Department, Polytechnic Institute of Tomar,Portugal)

  • JORGE SIMOES
  • FATIMA PEDRO

    (Business Sciences Department, Polytechnic Institute of Tomar, Portugal)

Abstract

The main objective of this research is to identify if the Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) impel the creation of tourism companies, and in what form ...

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  • Paula Almeida & Eunice Ramos Lopes & Celio Goncalo Marques & Jorge Simoes & Fatima Pedro, 2017. "The dynamization of Higher Education Institutions for the creation of Tourism Companies in Portugal," Tourism Research Institute, Journal of Tourism Research, vol. 17(1), pages 106-118, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:jtr:journl:v:17:y:2017:i:1:p:106-118
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    Keywords

    Tourism Companies; Information and Communication Technologies; Innovation Networks; Institutions of Higher Education (IHE); Knowledge-based economy;
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    JEL classification:

    • Z32 - Other Special Topics - - Tourism Economics - - - Tourism and Development

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