Service willingness and senior tourists: knowledge about aging, attitudes toward the elderly, and work values

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1148-1164

  Chu, Anita Zichun ^a   Chu, Regina Juchun ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

provider attitude; provider knowledge; provider skills; service outcome

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; ELDERLY POPULATION; SERVICE PROVISION; TOURISM; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84875252539     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642069.2011.628659     Document Type: Article

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