How reputation creates loyalty in the restaurant sector

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 536-557

  Chang, Kuo Chien ^a  

^a CHIHLEE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Catering industry; Corporate reputation; Customer satisfaction; Loyalty; Satisfaction; Taiwan; Trust; Value

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878860564     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596111311322916     Document Type: Article

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