How different are first-time attendees from repeat attendees in convention evaluation?

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 544-553

  Kim, Seongseop ^a   Lee, Jin Soo ^b   Kim, Miju ^a  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Behavioral intentions; Convention quality; First time attendees; Multidimensional value; Repeat attendees

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855508120     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2011.07.014     Document Type: Article

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