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Where everybody knows your name: homophily in restaurant atmospherics

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Where everybody knows your name: homophily in restaurant atmospherics. / Line, Nathan D.; Runyan, Rodney C.; Costen, Wanda et al.
In: Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management, Vol. 21, No. 1, 01.2012, p. 1-19.

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Harvard

Line, ND, Runyan, RC, Costen, W, Frash, R & Antun, JM 2012, 'Where everybody knows your name: homophily in restaurant atmospherics', Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/19368623.2011.611728

APA

Line, N. D., Runyan, R. C., Costen, W., Frash, R., & Antun, J. M. (2012). Where everybody knows your name: homophily in restaurant atmospherics. Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management, 21(1), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/19368623.2011.611728

Vancouver

Line ND, Runyan RC, Costen W, Frash R, Antun JM. Where everybody knows your name: homophily in restaurant atmospherics. Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management. 2012 Jan;21(1):1-19. doi: 10.1080/19368623.2011.611728

Author

Line, Nathan D. ; Runyan, Rodney C. ; Costen, Wanda et al. / Where everybody knows your name : homophily in restaurant atmospherics. In: Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management. 2012 ; Vol. 21, No. 1. pp. 1-19.

Bibtex

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abstract = "Atmospherics are an underresearched, yet important aspect of restaurant performance. This study takes an exploratory approach to measurement development, by conceptualizing a social capital scale to measure homophily in five different restaurant settings, and all three traditional meal periods. A national sample of 1,220 restaurant-goers was obtained, and a unidimensional construct reflecting homophily was found overall; for breakfast and lunch periods, and within three of the five restaurant types. We offer insight into these findings, and discuss the use of the scale in future research.",
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RIS

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