Variety seeking in restaurant choice and its drivers

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 155-168

  Ha, Jooyeon ^a   Jang, SooCheong Shawn ^b  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boredom; Loyalty; Optimal stimulation level; Perceived quality; Personality; Satisfaction; Variety seeking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872388173     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2012.05.007     Document Type: Article

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