Repeat participation as a function of program attractiveness, socializing opportunities, loyalty and the sportscape across three sport facility contexts

Sport Management Review

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 485-499

  Hill, Brad ^a   Christine Green, B ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Loyalty; Participation; Service; Sport facility; Sportscape

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865861879     PISSN: 14413523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smr.2012.03.006     Document Type: Article

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