Consulting the oracle?
International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality ManagementPublished 4 August 2012
Abu Elnasr E. Sobaih, Caroline Ritchie, Eleri Jones
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The paper presents two qualitative hospitality research case studies in which the classical Delphi is successfully modified to overcome its limitations.
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This article was published in Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management in 2012 (online), available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09596111211247227
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