Critical Tests of Multiple Theories of Cultures' Consequences: Comparing the Usefulness of Models by Hofstede, Inglehart and Baker, Schwartz, Steenkamp, as well as GDP and Distance for Explaining Overseas Tourism Behavior

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 679-704

  Hsu, Shih Yun ^a   Woodside, Arch G ^b   Marshall, Roger ^c  

^a ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

consumer behavior; fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis; Hofstede; Inglehart and Baker; international tourists; national culture; Schwartz; Steenkamp

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; THEORETICAL STUDY; TOURISM; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

AUSTRALIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884793818     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287512475218     Document Type: Article

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