Lu Zhang

Lu Zhang

Michigan State University

H-index: 26

North America-United States

About Lu Zhang

Lu Zhang, With an exceptional h-index of 26 and a recent h-index of 24 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Michigan State University, specializes in the field of hospitality.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

When Social Media Influencer Endorsement Backfires: Unpacking Fallout From Explicit Endorsements Across Brand Equity Levels

Tourist Gaze at Chinese Classical Gardens: The Embodiment of Aesthetics (Yijing) in Tourism

Attracting Gen Z workforce: the effects of organizational social media policy

The effects of unfulfilled preferential treatment and review dispersion on Airbnb guests’ attitudes and behavior

A Systematic Review of Contactless Technologies Research in Hospitality and Tourism During the COVID-Pandemic

The impact of hotel room colors on affective responses, attitude, and booking intention

Transformation of consumer expectations for well-being in hospitality: A systems framework

Do we love celebrity endorsers? The joint impacts of consumers' need for status, celebrity’s star power and image congruence on celebrity endorsement effectiveness

Lu Zhang Information

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Citations(all)

2326

Citations(since 2020)

2033

Cited By

841

hIndex(all)

26

hIndex(since 2020)

24

i10Index(all)

45

i10Index(since 2020)

42

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Michigan State University

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Lu Zhang Skills & Research Interests

hospitality

Top articles of Lu Zhang

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When Social Media Influencer Endorsement Backfires: Unpacking Fallout From Explicit Endorsements Across Brand Equity Levels

Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research

Bobbie Rathjens

Aili Wu

Lu Zhang

Wei Wei

2024/2/8

Tourist Gaze at Chinese Classical Gardens: The Embodiment of Aesthetics (Yijing) in Tourism

Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research

Yanyan Zheng

Wei Wei

Lu Zhang

Tianyu Ying

2024/2

Attracting Gen Z workforce: the effects of organizational social media policy

Tourism Review

YunYing Zhong

Lu Zhang

Wei Wei

Jerry Cha-Jan Chang

2024/1/18

The effects of unfulfilled preferential treatment and review dispersion on Airbnb guests’ attitudes and behavior

Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research

Xiaoyun Zheng

Lu Zhang

Nathan Line

Wei Wei

2023/9

A Systematic Review of Contactless Technologies Research in Hospitality and Tourism During the COVID-Pandemic

Bobbie Rathjens

Nefike Gunden

Lu Zhang

Geetika Jain

Rob Law

2023/8/9

The impact of hotel room colors on affective responses, attitude, and booking intention

International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration

Pei-Jou Kuo

Lu Zhang

2023/5/27

Transformation of consumer expectations for well-being in hospitality: A systems framework

Lu Zhang

Wei Wei

Heyao Yu

Amit Sharma

Eric D Olson

2023/5

Do we love celebrity endorsers? The joint impacts of consumers' need for status, celebrity’s star power and image congruence on celebrity endorsement effectiveness

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights

Wan Yang

Lu Zhang

Wei Wei

Michelle Yoo

Bobbie Rathjens

2023/10/10

Pet influencers on social media: The joint effect of message appeal and narrator

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Lu Zhang

Wei Wei

Bobbie Rathjens

Yanyan Zheng

2023/4/1

Booth Attractiveness: Scale Development and Model Testing from a Mental Budgeting Perspective

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research

Jingya Wang

Yao-Chin Wang

Lu Zhang

Rachel J.C. Fu

2023

Electronic Consumer-to-Consumer Interaction (eCCI) Post a Service Failure: The Psychological Power of Need for Approval

Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research

Wei Wei

Lu Zhang

Bobbie Rathjens

Sean McGinley

2022/12/13

Service security breaches: the impact of comparative optimism

The Service Industries Journal

Lu Zhang

Wei Wei

Nan Hua

2022/12/10

Rethinking value co-creation and loyalty in virtual travel communities: how and when they develop

Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services

Tengteng Zhu

Lu Zhang

Chuhong Zeng

Xin Liu

2022/11/1

Entertainer celebrity vs. celebrity chefs: the joint effect of celebrity endorsement and power distance belief on restaurant consumers

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Da Huo

Michael S Lin

Xiaoyun Zheng

Lu Zhang

2022/9/1

Leveraging customer-to-customer interactions to create immersive and memorable theme park experiences

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights

Wei Wei

Yanyan Zheng

Lu Zhang

Nathaniel Line

2022/6/28

The effect of perceived error stability, brand perception, and relationship norms on consumer reaction to data breaches

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Yixing Lisa Gao

Lu Zhang

Wei Wei

2021/4/1

A customer-centric five actor model for sustainability and service innovation

Journal of Business Research

Allard CR van Riel

Tor W Andreassen

Line Lervik-Olsen

Lu Zhang

Sunil Mithas

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2021/11/1

The empowering role of hospitable telemedicine experience in reducing isolation and anxiety: evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Yusi Cheng

Wei Wei

Yunying Zhong

Lu Zhang

2021/3/15

Influencer marketing: A comparison of traditional celebrity, social media influencer, and AI influencer

Boston Hospitality review

Lu Zhang

Wei Wei

2021/10/4

Integrating the tourist gaze with the social servicescape: Implications for creating memorable theme park experiences

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Yanyan Zheng

Wei Wei

Nathaniel Line

Lu Zhang

2021/2/1

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