Service quality and price perception of service: Influence on word-of-mouth and revisit intention

Journal of Air Transport Management

Volumn 52, Issue , 2016, Pages 42-54

  Liu, Chih Hsing Sam ^a   Lee, Tingko ^b  

^a MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Price perception of service; Revisit intention; Service quality; WOM

Indexed keywords

AIRLINE INDUSTRY; ECONOMIC THEORY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; MARKETING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRICE DETERMINATION;

EID: 84953259167     PISSN: 09696997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2015.12.007     Document Type: Article

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