How golf players’ satisfaction from golf experience predicts their loyalty intentions? Mediating role of perceived value

International Journal of Culture, Tourism, and Hospitality Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 117-132

  Akinci, Serkan ^a   Kiymalioğlu, Aslıhan ^b   Inana, Eda Atilgan ^b  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Golf; Loyalty; Parallel multiple mediator model; Perceived value; Satisfaction; Turkey

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; DEMOGRAPHIC METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; RESEARCH WORK; SERVICE SECTOR;

TURKEY;

EID: 84929937353     PISSN: 17506182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJCTHR-04-2014-0033     Document Type: Article

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