Restaurant crowding and perceptions of service quality: The role of consumption goals and attributions

Journal of Foodservice Business Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 331-343

  Noone, Breffni M ^a   Mattila, Anna S ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attributions; Consumption goals; Crowding; Restaurants; Service quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859918118     PISSN: 15378020     EISSN: 15378039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15378020903344281     Document Type: Article

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