Consumer information search and credence services: Implications for service providers

Journal of Services Marketing

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 49-58

  Mortimer, Kathleen ^a   Pressey, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer information; Credence services; Information management; Information searches; Information sources; Involvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874130511     PISSN: 08876045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/08876041311296374     Document Type: Article

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