Attributes, consequences, and consumer values: A means-end chain approach across restaurant segments

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 383-409

  Ha, Jooyeon ^a   Jang, SooCheong ^b  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catering industry; Consumer behaviour; Dining value; Means end chain model; Restaurant attributes; Restaurant segment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875625882     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596111311311035     Document Type: Article

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