She Wore Something in Her Hair: The Effect of Ornamentation on Tipping

Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 414-420

  Jacob, Céline ^a   Guéguen, Nicolas ^a   Delfosse, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE SUD   (France)

Author keywords

employees; physical appearance; restaurant; tipping

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865972626     PISSN: 19368623     EISSN: 19368631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19368623.2012.624296     Document Type: Article

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