Restaurant choice: The role of information

Journal of Foodservice Business Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 81-95

  Gregory, Susan ^a   Kim, Joohyang ^a  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Choice; Information; Marketing; Restaurant

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957876125     PISSN: 15378020     EISSN: 15378039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J369v07n01_06     Document Type: Article

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