Self-monitoring as a key to the tourist: Potential scenarios and some propositions

International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 25-41

  George, Babu P ^a   Mekoth, Nandakumar ^a  

^a GOA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Adoption of innovations; Attribution; Complaints and complements; Instrumental expressive dimensions; Loyalty; National cultural dimensions; Novelty; Place attachment; Satisfaction and dissatisfaction; Self monitoring; Tourist scripts

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993091242     PISSN: 15256480     EISSN: 15286499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J149v05n02_02     Document Type: Article

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