The effects of dining atmospherics on behavioral intentions through quality perception

Journal of Services Marketing

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 204-215

  Ha, Jooyeon ^a   Jang, SooCheong ^b  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospherics; Behavioral intentions; Catering industry; Consumer behaviour; Ethnic restaurants; Food quality; Mediating effect; Service quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861325721     PISSN: 08876045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/08876041211224004     Document Type: Article

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