TY - JOUR U1 - Zeitschriftenartikel, wissenschaftlich - begutachtet (reviewed) A1 - Sizoo, Steve A1 - Küpper, Eileen A1 - Agrusa, Jerome T1 - Tracking Cross-Cultural Service Failures: The Case of Japanese & German Visitors in the USA JF - International Management Review N2 - While industrialized countries are becoming service economies, all countries are becoming global. As competition becomes more global, understanding and accommodating the needs of international customers with different cultural backgrounds has become increasingly important. This study highlights cross-cultural perceptions of service problems in the tourist industry. KW - inappropriate employee behavior KW - Japan KW - cross-cultural service KW - German KW - CIT model Y1 - 2011 SN - 1551-6849 SS - 1551-6849 VL - 7 IS - 2 SP - 58 EP - 65 PB - American Scholars Press ER -