The Inverse Relationship Between Restaurant Party Size and Tip Percentage: Diffusion of Responsibility or Equity?
- 2 July 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
- Vol. 2 (3), 308
- https://doi.org/10.1177/014616727600200323
Abstract
A recent study predicted and found that tip percentage declined as the size of the dining party increased. The prediction was based on the notion of diffusion of responsibility. An alternative explanation is offered that is rooted in the concept of equity.Keywords
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