Beyond Averages: How Do Customers Respond to Wait Time Distributions?

E Kagan, KB Hyndman, AM Davis - Available at SSRN 4899240, 2024 - papers.ssrn.com
Many service offerings combine two attributes: price and waiting time. Models of customer
choice in this setting usually rely on utility maximization based on expected waiting time and …

Sunflowers' Souvenirs: Exploring the Effect of Visitor Engagement on Museum Shop Retail

A Deshmane - Available at SSRN 5025969, 2024 - papers.ssrn.com
Museums increasingly rely on souvenir sales to generate revenue and enhance visitor
experiences. This paper explores the relationship between visitor engagement and souvenir …

[PDF][PDF] The Impact of Congestion and its Antecedents: Evidence from Reviews

A Serrano, FJ López, V Martınez-de-Albéniz - blog.iese.edu
Problem definition: In service management, congestion is known to decrease user
satisfaction, everything else equal. Theory suggests that sensitivity to waiting is driven by the …