The Effects of Demographics and Past Experience on RFID Technology Acceptance in the Hospitality Industry

International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 275-289

  Ozturk, Ahmet Bulent ^a   Hancer, Murat ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

demographics; hospitality; past experience; RFID; technology acceptance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938486039     PISSN: 15256480     EISSN: 15286499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15256480.2015.1054756     Document Type: Article

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