Tourists' information search: The differential impact of risk and uncertainty avoidance

International Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 321-333

  Quintal, Vanessa Ann ^a   Lee, Julie Anne ^b   Soutar, Geoffrey N ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumer decision making; Information search; Risk and uncertainty avoidance

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOURISM; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA; CHINA; JAPAN;

EID: 77954428776     PISSN: 10992340     EISSN: 15221970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtr.753     Document Type: Article

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