How a crowded restaurant affects consumers' attribution behavior

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 449-454

  Tse, Alan Ching Biu ^a   Sin, Leo ^a   Yim, Frederick H K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Attribution; Crowding; Price; Quality; Reputation and restaurant

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036888180     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4319(02)00035-X     Document Type: Article

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