Validating restaurant service quality dimensions

Journal of Foodservice Business Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 127-147

  Madanoglu, Melih ^a,b  

^a PAMPLIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS   (United States)

^b FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Predictive validity; Restaurants; Service quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746856225     PISSN: 15378020     EISSN: 15378039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J369v07n04_07     Document Type: Article

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