Restaurant experiences triggering positive electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) motivations

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 356-366

  Jeong, EunHa ^a   Jang, SooCheong Shawn ^b  

^a Samsung Everland   (South Korea)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic word of mouth (eWOM); EWOM motivations; Perceived service quality; Restaurant experiences

Indexed keywords

EID: 79751532376     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2010.08.005     Document Type: Article

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