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Overview

Robin B. DiPietro is affiliated with the University of South Carolina in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines with a focus on Business, Management and Accounting as well as Social Sciences. The subfields covered in their work include Marketing, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Sociology and Political Science, Food Science, and Economics and Econometrics.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Customer Service Quality and Loyalty
  • Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
  • Consumer Retail Behavior Studies
  • Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
  • Culinary Culture and Tourism
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
  • Digital Marketing and Social Media

Robin B. DiPietro's recent scholarly contributions feature research published in several reputable academic journals. Selected papers include:

  • "Key factors driving customers' restaurant dining behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic," 2021, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management
  • "Measuring the Relationships between Corporate Social Responsibility, Perceived Quality, Price Fairness, Satisfaction, and Conative Loyalty in the Context of Local Food Restaurants," 2020, International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration
  • "Workplace incivility in restaurants: Who's the real victim? Employee deviance and customer reciprocity," 2020, International Journal of Hospitality Management
  • "Consumers' experience with hospitality and tourism technologies: Measurement development and validation," 2022, International Journal of Hospitality Management
  • "Enhancing employee voice to advance the hospitality organization's marketing capabilities: A multilevel perspective," 2020, International Journal of Hospitality Management

Their work is frequently published in the following venues:

  • International Journal of Hospitality Management
  • International Hospitality Review
  • International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management
  • International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration
  • Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality & Tourism

Collaboration is an important aspect of Robin B. DiPietro's research, with repeated partnerships including authors such as Dan Jin, Kawon Kim, Forest Ma, Fang Meng, and Kevin Kam Fung So.

Best Publications

  • Green practices in upscale foodservice operations

    Robin B. DiPietro;Yang Cao;Charles Partlow

  • Local foods in a university setting: Price consciousness, product involvement, price/quality inference and consumer's willingness-to-pay

    Jeffrey Campbell;Robin B. DiPietro;Daniel Remar

  • Employee Alienation in the Quick Service Restaurant Industry

    Robin B. DiPietro;Abraham Pizam

  • The Influence of Restaurant Co-workers' Perceived Warmth and Competence on Employees' Turnover Intentions: The Mediating Role of Job Attitudes

    Diego Bufquin;Robin B. DiPietro;Marissa Orlowski;Charles G. Partlow

  • Employee turnover in the hospitality industry: an analysis based on the CANE model of motivation.

    Robin B. Dipietro;Steven J. Condly

  • Food tourist segmentation: Attitude, behavioral intentions and travel planning behavior based on food involvement and motivation

    Jamie A. Levitt;Pei Zhang;Robin B. DiPietro;Fang Meng

  • Going Green in Quick-Service Restaurants: Customer Perceptions and Intentions

    Robin B. DiPietro;Susan Gregory;Amy Jackson

  • Restaurant and foodservice research

    Robin DiPietro

  • Pay More for McLocal? Examining Motivators for Willingness to Pay for Local Food in a Chain Restaurant Setting

    Robert E. Frash;Robin DiPietro;Wayne Smith

  • An Exploratory Study of Differences among Meeting and Exhibition Planners in their Destination Selection Criteria

    Robin B. DiPietro;Deborah Breiter;Paul Rompf;Marta Godlewska

  • Key issues for ICT applications: impacts and implications for hospitality operations

    Robin B. DiPietro;Youcheng C. Wang

  • Key factors driving customers’ restaurant dining behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic

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  • The Use of Social Networking Sites in the Restaurant Industry: Best Practices

    Robin B. DiPietro;Tena B. Crews;Cathy Gustafson;Sandy Strick

  • The creation of memorable dining experiences: formative index construction.

    Yang Cao;Xiang (Robert) Li;Robin DiPietro;Kevin Kam Fung So

  • Well-being, affective commitment and job satisfaction: influences on turnover intentions in casual dining employees

    Robin B. DiPietro;Andrew Moreo;Lisa Cain

  • Does Mandatory Food Safety Training and Certification for Restaurant Employees Improve Inspection Outcomes

    Kevin S.W. Murphy;Robin B. DiPietro;Gerald Kock;Jumyong Lee

  • At‐destination visitor information search and venue decision strategies

    Robin B. DiPietro;Youcheng Wang;Paul Rompf;Denver Severt

  • The role of authenticity in mainstream ethnic restaurants: Evidence from an independent full-service Italian restaurant

    Hongbo Liu;Hengyun Li;Robin B. DiPietro;Jamie Alexander Levitt

  • Motivation and Satisfaction of Lodging Employees: An Exploratory Study of Aruba

    Robin B. DiPietro;Sheryl F. Kline;Thais Nierop

  • Measuring the Relationships between Corporate Social Responsibility, Perceived Quality, Price Fairness, Satisfaction, and Conative Loyalty in the Context of Local Food Restaurants

    Kimberly Severt;Yeon Ho Shin;Hsiangting Shatina Chen;Robin B. DiPietro

  • Multi‐unit management key success factors in the casual dining restaurant industry: A case study

    Robin B. DiPietro;Kevin S. Murphy;Manuel Rivera;Christopher C. Muller

  • Locals' Involvement in Travelers' Informational Search and Venue Decision Strategies While at Destination

    Paul Rompf;Robin B. Dipietro;Peter Ricci

  • The Effective Delivery of Franchisor Services: A Comparison of U.S. and German Support Practices for Franchisees

    Marko Grünhagen;Robin B. DiPietro;Robert E. Stassen;Lorelle Frazer

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin Kam Fung So
Kevin Kam Fung So Purdue University West Lafayette
Youcheng Wang
Youcheng Wang University of Central Florida
Dianne H.B. Welsh
Dianne H.B. Welsh University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Simon Hudson
Simon Hudson University of South Carolina
Amit Sharma
Amit Sharma Microsoft (United States)
Ady Milman
Ady Milman University of Central Florida
Edward A. Frongillo
Edward A. Frongillo University of South Carolina
James F. Thrasher
James F. Thrasher University of South Carolina
Ceridwyn King
Ceridwyn King Purdue University West Lafayette
Debra Ann Grace
Debra Ann Grace Griffith University

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