Expert In-depth Interview on Development and Efficiency of “RIGA International Airport” Reflecting Factors

• Authors: Sergejs Paramonovs , Ksenija Ijevleva
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim of the paper is to identify development ways and effectiveness of RIGA International Airport. Theoretical evidence was examined and expert in-depth interview was carried out to explore the main circumstances affecting RIGA International Airport functioning. Findings of the study show that there are positive tendencies in the field of airport efficiency and development, but improvement is needed primarily for coordinating visions and resources managed by both state and airport administration bodies.

Keywords

EN

Airport development; expert in-depth interview; factor analysis; RIGA International Airport.

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Economics and Business
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 28
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 98-105

Dates

published

2016-04-01

online

2016-06-10

Contributors

author

Sergejs Paramonovs

• University of Latvia

author

Ksenija Ijevleva

• University of Latvia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/eb-2016-0014