Predicting spectators' behavioural intentions in professional football: The role of satisfaction and service quality

Sport Management Review

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 85-96

  Theodorakis, Nicholas D ^a   Alexandris, Kostas ^a   Tsigilis, Nikolaos ^a   Karvounis, Serafim ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Behavioural intentions; Satisfaction; Service quality; Spectators; Sport consumer behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871997437     PISSN: 14413523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smr.2012.05.004     Document Type: Article

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