The objectives of the journal are to establish an effective channel of communication between business decision makers, policy makers, government agencies, academic and research institutions and persons concerned with the complex role of revenue management. Specifically, IJRM aims to publish creative, innovative concepts, strategies, theories and methodologies.
Academics, researchers, managers, analysts, specialists, consultants, software developers and other professionals.
Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently
under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper has been completely re-written and the author has cleared any necessary permissions with the copyright owner if it has been previously copyrighted). All authors must declare they have read and agreed to the content of the submitted manuscript. A full statement of our Ethical Guidelines for Authors is available.
All papers are refereed through a double blind process. A guide for authors,
sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are
available on the Author Guidelines
web-page.
Editor in Chief
Prof. Jason C.H. Chen
Gonzaga University
Graduate School of Business
E. 502 Boone Ave
Spokane WA 99258
USA
chen
jepson.gonzaga.edu
Editor
Prof. Wen-Chyuan Chiang
Professor of Operations Management
The University of Tulsa
Department of Finance and Operations Management
College of Business Administration
600 South College Avenue
Tulsa, OK 74104
USA
wen-chiang
utulsa.edu
Associate Editors
Prof. Dr. Jen-Ming Chen
National Central University
Institute of Industrial Management
No. 300, Jhongda Rd
Jhongli City,Taoyuan County
TAIWAN
Dr. Goutam Dutta
Professor of Production and Quantitative Methods Area
Indian Institute of Management
Wing 3
Ahmedabad -380 015, Gujarat
INDIA
Prof. Frederick H. deB. Harris
McKinnon Professor of Managerial Economics and Finance
Wake Forest University
Babcock Graduate School of Management
Worrell Professional Center, Wake Forest Drive
Winston-Salem, NC 27109
USA
Dr. Houyuan Jiang
University of Cambridge
Judge Business School
Trumpington Street
Cambridge CB2 1AG
UK
Dr. Young-Jou Lai
Adjunct Professor of IMSE
Kansas State University
Supply Chain Management, Halliburton Company
10200 Bellaire Blvd
Houston TX 77072-5206
USA
Prof. Dr. L. Douglas Smith
Director, Center for Business and Industrial Studies
University of Missouri-St. Louis
College of Business Administration
One University Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63121
USA
Prof. John Wilson
University of Western Ontario
Department of Management Science
Ivey School of Business
151 Richmond St. North
London, Ontario N6A 3K7
CANADA
Regional Editor Americas
Prof. Chris K Anderson
Cornell University
School of Hotel Administration
Ithaca NY 14853
USA
Regional Editor Asia-Pacific
Prof. Dr. Ming-Hsien Yang
Dean
Fu Jen Catholic University
College of Management
510 Chungcheng Road
Hsinchuang, Taipei County 24205
TAIWAN
Regional Editor China
Prof. Dr. Qiying Hu
Fudan University
Department of Management Science
School of Management
No. 670, Guoshun Road
Shanghai, 200433
CHINA
Regional Editor China
Dr. Yifan Xu
Professor and Chairman
Fudan University
Department of Management Science
School of Management
670 Guoshun Lu
Shanghai, 200433
CHINA
Regional Editor Europe
Prof. Dr. Alf Kimms
Chair of Logistics and Traffic Management
University of Duisburg-Essen
Department of Technology and Operations Management
Mercator School of Management
47048 Duisburg
GERMANY
Regional Editor South America
Dr. Juan-Carlos Ferrer
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
School of Engineering
Casilla 306 Correo 22
Santiago
CHILE
Editorial Board Advisors
Prof. Dr. Panos Kouvelis
Director, The Boeing Center for Technology, Information, and Manufacturing, and Emerson Distinguished Professor of Operations and Management
Washington University in St. Louis
Olin School of Business
St. Louis MO 63130
USA
Editorial Board Members
Dr. Ahmed AbdelghanyAh
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
College of Business
600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd.
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
USA
Dr. Khaled F. AbdelghanyKh
Southern Methodist University
Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering
PO Box 750340
Dallas TX 75275-0340
USA
Dr. Senay AgcaSe
George Washington University
Department of Finance
2201 G Street NW, Funger Hall 505
Washington, DC 20052
USA
Dr. Jerome AgrusaJe
Professor of Tourism Management
Hawaii Pacific University
College of Business
1164 Bishop Street, Suite 912
Honolulu, HI, 96813
USA
Prof. Suraj M. AlexanderSu
University of Louisville
Department of Industrial Engineering
Louisville, KY 40292
USA
Dr. Nelson BarberNe
University of New Hampshire
Department of Hospitality Management
Whittemore School of Business and Economics
Durham, NH 03824
USA
Dr. Joe BarthJo
University of Guelph
School of Hospitality and Tourism Management
50 Stone Road East
Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1
CANADA
Dr. Björn BeckerBj
Director, Production Control
Lufthansa Cargo AG
FRA SC/P
Lufthansa Base
60546 Frankfurt/Main
GERMANY
Dr. Ebru K. BishEb
Virginia Tech University
Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
250 Durham Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0118
USA
Dr. Kathleen Pearl BrewerKa
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies Department of Hotel Management
William F. Harrarh College of Hotel Administration
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4505 Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas NV 89154-6021
USA
Mr. Mark S. BrittonMa
CEO and President
AVVO.COM
217 Pine St., Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98101
USA
Dr. Gangshu (George) CaiGa
Kansas State University
Department of Management
101B Calvin Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
USA
Prof. James F. CampbellJa
University of Missouri - St. Louis
College of Business Administration
One University Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63121-4499
USA
Dr. Jean Michel ChapuisJe
University of French Polynesia
BP 1841
98 703 Punaauia
FRENCH POLYNESIA
Dr. Prakash K. ChathothPr
Griffith University
Department of Tourism, Leisure, Hotel and Sport Management
Griffith Business School
Nathan Campus, 170 Kessels Road
Nathan QLD 4111
AUSTRALIA
Prof. Chunyuan ChenCh
National Changhua University of Education
Department of Business Administration
No. 2, Shi-Da Road
Changhua City
TAIWAN
Dr. Lijian ChenLi
University of Louisville
Department of Industrial Engineering
5241 Craigs Creek Dr
Louisville, KY 40241
USA
Prof. Xu ChenXu
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
School of Management and Economics
Chengdu, Sichuan Province 610054
CHINA
Dr. Christine CurrieCh
University of Southampton
School of Mathematics
Highfield
Southampton SO17 1BJ
UK
Prof. Dr. Reggie DavidrajuhRe
University of Stavanger
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
PO Box 8002
N-4036 Stavanger
NORWAY
Dr. K. Ozgur DemirtasK.
Baruch College
Department of Economics and Finance
55 Lexington Avenue, Box B10-225
New York, NY 10010
USA
Dr. Ronald DrozdenkoRo
Professor and Chair Marketing Department
Ancell School of Business
Western Connecticut State University
181 White Street
Danbury CT 06810
USA
Dr. David EdgarDa
Head, Division of Business Information Management
Caledonian Business School
Glasgow Caledonian University
Cowcaddens Road
Glasgow G4 0BA
UK
Dr. Tarek EldomiatyTa
Misr International University
Finance Department
Faculty of Business & International Trade
PO Box 1
Heliopolis 11341, Cairo
EGYPT
Dr. Antonio FocacciAn
University of Bologna
Management Science Department
Piazza Scaravilli, 2
40126 Bologna
ITALY
Dr. Michael FrankMi
Head of Revenue Management System Development
Lufthansa Base
FRA ID/I
60546 Frankfurt
GERMANY
Dr. Martin GerschMa
Competence Center E-Commerce
Ruhr-Universitat Bochum,
Universitatsstr. 150, GC 4/37
44780 Bochum
GERMANY
Prof. Richard GhiselliRi
Purdue University
Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management
700 West State St.
West Lafayette, IN 47907
USA
Prof. Sanjoy GhoseSa
Director, PhD Program; Professor of Marketing
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Lubar School of Business
P.O. Box 742
Milwaukee, WI 3201
USA
Dr. Ben K. GohBe
Texas Tech University
Department of Nutrition, Hospitality, & Retailing
PO Box 41240
Lubbock, TX 79409-1240
USA
Prof. Puneet HandaPu
Department of Finance
Tippie College of Business
University of Iowa
S 280, PBAB
Iowa City IA 52241
USA
Dr. Andreas HoechtAn
Portsmouth Business School
University of Portsmouth,
Richmond Building, Portland Street
Portsmouth, P01 3DE
UK
Prof. Kuancheng HuangKu
National Chiao Tung University
Department of Transportation Technology and Management
No. 1001, Ta Hsueh Road
Hsinchu 300
TAIWAN
Prof. Rajeshwar S. KadadevaramathRa
Head of Department
Siddaganga Institute of Technology
Department of Industrial Engineering and Management
Tumkur-572103, Karnataka State
INDIA
Prof. Itir Z. Karaesmen AydinIt
American University
Kogod School of Business
4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington DC 20016
USA
Prof. Dr. Ilkka KauranenIl
Asian Institute of Technology
School of Management
PO Box 4
Klongluang
Phathumthani 12120
THAILAND
Dr. Hyun Jeong (Jenny) KimHy
Washington State University
School of Hospitality Business Management
Todd 471, PO Box 644742
Pullman, WA 99164-4742
USA
Prof. Jongbae KimJo
Professor of Marketing
Sungshin University
School of Management
Dongseon-dong, Seongbuk-gu
Seoul 136-742
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Prof. Richard KlophausRi
Worms University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Department of Tourism and Transportation
Competence Center Aviation Management (CCAM)
Erenburgerstraße 19
D-67549 Worms
GERMANY
Prof. Kai S. KoongKa
Chair
The University of Texas – Pan American
CIS/QUMT Department
College of Business Administration
Edinburg, TX 78539
USA
Prof. Mikio KuboMi
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
Department of Logistics and Information Engineering
2-1-6 Etsuujima, Koutou
Tokyo 135-8533
JAPAN
Dr. Hisashi KurataHi
University of Tsukuba
Graduate School of Systems and Information Engineering
3F1227
1-1-1 Tenno-dai
Tsukuba City, Ibaraki 305-8573
JAPAN
Dr. Seoki LeeSe
Temple University
School of Tourism and Hospitality Management
1810 N. 13th St. Suite 314
Philadelphia, PA 19122
USA
Dr. Michael Z.F. LiMi
Nanyang Technological University
Nanyang Business School
Nanyang Avenue
Singapore 639798
SINGAPORE
Dr. Chinho LinCh
Distinguished Professor
National Cheng Kung University
Department of Industrial and Information Management & Institute of Information Management
No.1, University Rd.
701 Tainan
TAIWAN
Dr. Timothy LockyerTi
Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management
The University of Waikato
Private Bag 3105
Hamilton
NEW ZEALAND
Dr. Thomas A. MaierTh
DePaul University
School of Hospitality Leadership
1 East Jackson
Chicago, Il 60604
USA
Dr. Kenji MatsuiKe
Yokohama National University
Faculty of Business Administration
79-4 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku Yokohama 240-8501
JAPAN
Dr. Anna MattilaAn
School of Hospitality Management
Pennsylvania State University
214 Mateer
University Park PA 16802
USA
Dr. Joern MeissnerJo
Lancaster University Management School
Department of Management Science
Lancaster, LA1 4YX
UK
Dr. Asad MohsinAs
University of Waikato
Management School
Private Bag 3105
Hamilton 3240
NEW ZEALAND
Dr. José Moyano-FuentesJo
University of Jaén
Department of Business Administration, Accounting and Sociology
EPS Linares
C/ Alfonso X el Sabio, 28
E-23700 Linares-Jaén
SPAIN
Dr. Doowoo NamDo
Inha University
College of Business Administration
Nam-gu Yonghyun-dong 253
Incheon 402-751
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Prof. Irene C.L. NgIr
University of Warwick
WMG
Coventry CV4 7AL
UK
Prof. Peter NijkampPe
Free University
Department of Spatial Economics
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
De Boelelaan 1105
1081 HV Amsterdam
NETHERLANDS
Prof. Ely Laureano PaivaEl
Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos
Av. Unisinos 950 Centro 5 Sao
Leopoldo/ RS, CEP 93022-000
BRAZIL
Dr. Mina PizziniMi
Southern Methodist University
Cox School of Business
PO Box 750333
Dallas, TX 75275-0333
USA
Prof. Dr. Mario ReseMa
Department of Marketing
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
Ruhr-University Bochum
Universitatsstrasse 150
44780 Bochum
GERMANY
Prof. Robert A. RussellRo
University of Tulsa
Department of Finance and Operations Management
600 South College Avenue
Tulsa, OK 74104
USA
Dr. Raimund SchwendnerRa
Associate Partner
InWEnt
Karl-Theodor-Strasse 76
80803 Munich
GERMANY
Prof. Jennifer S. ShangJe
Associate Professor of Business Administration
University of Pittsburgh
Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
Pittsburgh PA 15260
USA
Dr. Jianming ShiJi
Muroran Institute of Technology
Department of Information and Electronic Engineering
27-1 Mizumoto Chou
Muroran, Hokkaido 0500071
JAPAN
Dr. Joseph G. SzmerekovskyJo
North Dakota State University
College of Business
Dept 2420
PO Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050
USA
Prof. Makoto TakashimaMa
Economics/O-hara Graduate Institute
1873-42, Totsuka-cho, Totsuka-ku
Yokohama
JAPAN
Dr. Hui-wen TangHu
Tamkang University
Department of Insurance
No.151, Yingzhuan Rd., Danshui Dist.
New Taipei City 25137
TAIWAN
Dr. Vera TilsonVe
University of Rochester
Simon Graduate School of Business
3-349 Carol Simon Hall
Box 270100
Rochester, NY 14627
USA
Dr. David TripeDa
Massey University
Centre for Banking Studies
Private Bag 11-222
Palmerston North
NEW ZEALAND
Prof. Matti TuominenMa
Helsinki School of Economics (HSE)
Department of Marketing and Management
POB 1210
00101 Helsinki
FINLAND
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Nagasaki University
Faculty of Economics
4-2-1 Katafuchi
Nagasaki 850-8506
JAPAN
Prof. Jean-Pierre I. Van der RestJe
Director, Research Centre
International University of Hospitality Management
Hotelschool The Hague
Brusselselaan 2
2587 AH The Hague
NETHERLANDS
Prof. Dr. Robert J. VokurkaRo
Professor of Operations Management
Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
College of Business
145 Faculty Center
Corpus Christi TX 78412
USA
Prof. Yat-wah WanYa
National Dong Hwa University
Institute of Global Operations Strategy and Logistics Management
1, Sec 2, Da-Hsueh Rd.,
Shou-Feng, Hualien, 974
TAIWAN
Dr. Xiubin WangXi
Texas A&M University
Zachry Department of Civil Engineering
CE\TTI Building, RM301F
College Station, TX 77843
USA
Prof. Zhen WangZh
China University of Petroleum at Beijing
School of Business
18 Fuxue Rd. Changping District
Beijing
CHINA
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Professor Emeritus, School of Public Administrations
University of Victoria
3981 West 32nd Ave
Vancouver, B.C. V6S 1Z4
CANADA
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Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Division of Immunology and Nephrology
Department of Pediatrics
No.201, Sec. 2, Shipai Rd., Beitou District
Taipei
TAIWAN
Prof. Y. Helio YangY.
San Diego State University
IDS Department
College of Business
San Diego CA 92182-8234
USA
Prof. Dr. Jin-Ru YenJi
National Taiwan Ocean University
Department of Shipping and Transportation Management
STM 304, No. 2, Peining Rd.
Keelung 202
TAIWAN
Prof. Peng-Sheng YouPe
National Chiayi University
Graduate Institute of Transportation and Logistics
300 Shiue-Fu Road, Chia-Yi 600
TAIWAN
Prof. Dr. Xiande ZhaoXi
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Department of DSE
Shatin N.T.
HONG KONG
Prof. Celia Zárraga ObertyCe
Sección de Organización de Empresas
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Campus de Colmenarejo.
Avenida de la Universidad Carlos III, 22
28270 Colmenarejo (Madrid)
SPAIN