How and How Much To Reveal? The Effects of Price Transparency On Consumers' Price Perceptions

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 530-545

  Miao, Li ^a   Mattila, Anna S ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

information transparency; price fairness perceptions; willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955082565     PISSN: 10963480     EISSN: 15577554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1096348007302354     Document Type: Article

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