Project

A quantitative-geographical analysis of a changing pattern of business travel in the global economy

Code
01J01411
Duration
01 May 2010 → 28 February 2015
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Economic geography
    • Human geography
    • Recreation, leisure and tourism geography
    • Urban and regional geography
    • Other social and economic geography
Keywords
international business travel travel policy virtual mobility
 
Project description

This research project will contribute to the existing literature on the relation between virtual and physical mobility of emplyees of global firms: (i) by conducting in-depth interviews of key employees in Flemish companies; and (ii) by a thorough analysis of worldwide air travel data between airports from 2002 onwards. The overall goal is to accomplish a more efficient and sustainable mobility in the future.