Racial and Ethnic Differences in Tipping: The Role of Perceived Descriptive and Injunctive Tipping Norms

Cornell Hospitality Quarterly

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 68-79

  Lynn, Michael ^a   Brewster, Zachary W ^b  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

race differences; services; social norms; tipping

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920527699     PISSN: 19389655     EISSN: 19389663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1938965514553466     Document Type: Article

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