This discussion paper resulted in a publication in <A HREF="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S019126151200063X#"<I>Transportation Research B: Methodological</I></A>, 2012, 46(8), 971-983.<P> We study road supply by competing firms between a single origin and destination. In previous studies, firms simultaneously set their tolls and capacities while taking the actions...</p></a>

This paper aims to explore factors affecting the decision making of consumers for investing in unfamiliar banking products. Capital protected funds are the subject of this study. The study analyses the consumers’ investment in capital protected funds and its preceding factors among 160 bank...

Purpose – In the very beginning when loyalty programmes were being developed, hoteliers were mostly involved as partners of airline companies. However, once they realized the obvious numerous advantages that airlines were gaining, hoteliers began to design their own loyalty programmes. The...

Purpose – Transforming experiences is in this paper approached as a destination choice process for adventure tourists. This study seeks to explain conditions that support place identity and place dependence development in Tanzania. The study proposes a testable destination choice model of...

Quality has become highly important, and many decisions regarding consumption are based on the degree of satisfaction obtained. For this reason it is essential also to be capable of meeting consumers’ expectations. A model is presented that attempts to explain how the various elements that are...

La calidad de servicio y la satisfacción son constructos que han recibido una gran atención en la literatura de marketing, siendo elementos centrales de muchas investigaciones. Sin embargo, las relaciones entre ambos todavía no están claras. Por ello, en el presente trabajo, se contrasta...

Summarizes data from 768 respondents from eight organizations collected using the service predisposition instrument (SPI) and describes the properties, content and some uses of the instrument. The SPI consists of question statements based upon a number of model‐specified variables according to...

Describes the six stages involved in developing a satisfaction survey for out‐patients attending a London teaching hospital, using existing expertise within the organization. These are: information gathering; item selection; the pilot; analysing the results; questionnaire amendment; and...

The management of the enhancement of the quality of service delivery is often primarily focused on minimising negative responses to product offerings, rather than maximising positive responses. To date there has been little debate on the negative aspects of quality. This paper reviews the...

Asserts that there is good evidence that service quality may be achieved and sustained in the same way as is currently achieved and sustained in manufacturing industry by using simple measurement techniques. Moreover, there is evidence to suggest that the opportunity for continuous improvement...