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Virtual Enterprises in Tourism: Folklore and Facts — Conceptual Challenges for Academic Research —

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Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 1998

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“In the last few years, we have seen a revolution in the worldwide political landscape, the rise of intense international competition, faster product development cycles, and explosive growth in the service sector. As we edge toward the next century, all signs indicate that both the complexity and the pace of change in the global economy will increase” [1/p.8].

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  1. Universität Trier, 54296, Trier, Germany

    Walter Schertler

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  1. Department of Tourism, University of Westminster, London, UK

    Dimitrios Buhalis

  2. Institut für Softwaretechnik, Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria

    A. Min Tjoa

  3. Department of Hospitality and Tourism, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin, USA

    Jafar Jafari

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Schertler, W. (1998). Virtual Enterprises in Tourism: Folklore and Facts — Conceptual Challenges for Academic Research —. In: Buhalis, D., Tjoa, A.M., Jafari, J. (eds) Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 1998. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-7504-0_28

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