The pattern-matching approach and its application in tourism development
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Andriotis, K. and Vaughan, R. 2009. The pattern-matching approach and its application in tourism development. Current Issues in Tourism. 12 (4), pp. 315-336. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500802346185
Type | Article |
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Title | The pattern-matching approach and its application in tourism development |
Authors | Andriotis, K. and Vaughan, R. |
Abstract | Tourism development cannot be fully understood and validated from a positivist perspective without the testing of theory against empirical evidence. Thus the pattern-matching approach studies phenomena on the basis of facts and observations relevant to the testing of theories and models. This paper compares two selected tourism development theories, diffusion and dependency, against empirical evidence from Crete. In doing this it has three main objectives: to set out the nature of the pattern matching approach; to illustrate the application of the pattern matching approach, in an exploratory way; and to evaluate the approach based on the evidence of the exploratory application. |
Keywords | Pattern-matching approach, development theory, case study, tourism, Crete |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
Journal | Current Issues in Tourism |
ISSN | 1368-3500 |
Publication dates | |
Jun 2009 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 02 May 2014 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500802346185 |
Language | English |
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