Assessing Customer Expectations of Information Provided On Restaurant Menus: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis Approach

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 62-88

  Mills, Juline E ^a   Thomas, Lionel ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

confirmatory factor analysis; customer attitudes; customer expectations; information; perceived customer value; restaurant customers; restaurant menus; structural equation modeling; Truth in Menu Law

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349688513     PISSN: 10963480     EISSN: 15577554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1096348007309569     Document Type: Article

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