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    Susan L. Slocum & Seungwon Lee

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Slocum, S.L., Lee, S. Green ICT practices in event management: case study approach to examine motivation, management and fiscal return on investment. Inf Technol Tourism 14, 347–362 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40558-014-0019-3

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