Curvilinear Effects of User-Generated Content on Hotels' Market Share: A Dynamic Panel-Data Analysis

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 465-478

  Duverger, Philippe ^a  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

dynamic model; market share; ratings and reviews; trust; User Generated Content; WOM

Indexed keywords

LEISURE INDUSTRY; MARKET; MASS MEDIA; NUMERICAL MODEL; SERVICE SECTOR;

EID: 84878749923     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287513478498     Document Type: Article

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