Cultural differences of service quality and behavioral intention in tourist hotels

Journal of Hospitality and Leisure Marketing

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-63

  Tsaur, Sheng Hshiung ^a,b   Lin, Chin Tsai ^b,c   Wu, Cheng Shiung ^b,c  

^a CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Ming Chuan University ^*  (Taiwan)

^c MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Behavioral intention; Cultural difference; Service quality; Tourist hotel

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746610171     PISSN: 10507051     EISSN: 15410897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J150v13n01_04     Document Type: Article

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