Toward an integrated model of adoption of mobile phones for purchasing ancillary services in air travel

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 246-271

  Morosan, Cristian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Air travel; Ancillary services; Privacy; Security; Technology adoption; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890873003     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJCHM-11-2012-0221     Document Type: Article

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