Cherry-picking customers by party size in restaurants

Journal of Service Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 201-213

  Thompson, Gary M ^a  

^a 335 Statler Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

restaurants; revenue management; service c.

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955540264     PISSN: 10946705     EISSN: 15527379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1094670511401367     Document Type: Article

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