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Does travellers’ casual attribution affect pre-recovery emotions and behavioural intentions? A field study of airline travellers in Malaysia

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Pages 80-93 | Received 15 Oct 2013, Accepted 20 Feb 2014, Published online: 24 Mar 2014

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