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Volunteer motivation in heritage railways: a study of the West Somerset Railway volunteers

Steven Rhoden Department of Food and Tourism Management, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Elizabeth M. Ineson Department of Food and Tourism Management, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
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Rita Ralston Department of Food and Tourism Management, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
Pages 19-36 | Received 06 Aug 2007, Published online: 29 Jan 2009

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Marisa R. Ferreira, Teresa Proença & João F. Proença. (2014) Volunteering for a Lifetime? Volunteers’ Intention to Stay in Portuguese Hospitals. VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations 26:3, pages 890-912.
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Daniel M. Spencer & Christian Nsiah. (2013) The economic consequences of community support for tourism: A case study of a heritage fish hatchery. Tourism Management 34, pages 221-230.
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