Campus Foodservice Attributes and their Effects on Customer Satisfaction, Image, and Word-of-mouth

Journal of Foodservice Business Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 276-297

  Kwun, David Joon Wuk ^a   Ellyn, Emily ^a   Choi, Youngsoo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

atmosphere; cleanliness; convenience; food quality; image; menu variety; price value; satisfaction; service quality; service speed; word of mouth communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881019574     PISSN: 15378020     EISSN: 15378039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15378020.2013.810534     Document Type: Article

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