Prior knowledge, credibility and information search

Annals of Tourism Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 961-985

  Kerstetter, Deborah ^a   Cho, Mi Hea ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sejong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Expertise; Familiarity; Information search; Past experience; Source credibility

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION; KNOWLEDGE;

EID: 10244240575     PISSN: 01607383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2004.04.002     Document Type: Article

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