In recent years, with the movement of vacation planning to the online setting, a segment that has emerged is the vacation rental-by-owner lodging market. Vacation property owners are now often renting their property on their own through the virtual marketplace. Accordingly, this study proposes...

Purpose – This research seeks to extend the animosity model of foreign product purchase by examining the direct and moderating effects of cultural similarity in consumers' product judgment and willingness to buy foreign products. Design/methodology/approach – Empirical data were collected...

Location has long been touted as an important competitive factor in retailing and services. However, since convenient, high‐traffic locations are costly, an examination of conditions under which locational convenience is more important and those in which it is less important is critical....