The hospitality of the host: A cross-cultural examination of managerially facilitated consumer-to-consumer interactions

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 319-327

  Levy, Stuart E ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer to consumer interaction; Cross cultural behavior; Experimental design; Hedonic services; Relationship marketing

Indexed keywords

EID: 74649083466     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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