Examining managers' theories of how atmospheric music affects perception, behaviour and financial performance

Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 263-274

  Areni, Charles S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atmospherics; Consumer behaviour; Music

Indexed keywords

MUSIC; PERCEPTION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0043016186     PISSN: 09696989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-6989(02)00063-2     Document Type: Article

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