The Expectancy-Disconfirmation Paradigm: A Critique

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 107-131

  Yüksel, Atila ^a   Yüksel, Fisun ^b  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

comparative standards; disconfirmation; expectation; performance; validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042810042     PISSN: 10963480     EISSN: 15577554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109634800102500201     Document Type: Article

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