A conflict of choice: How consumers choose where to go for dinner

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 45, Issue , 2015, Pages 88-98

  Jung, Jae Man ^a   Sydnor, Sandra ^b   Lee, Seul Ki ^c   Almanza, Barbara ^b  

^a Paradise Sega Sammy   (South Korea)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Sejong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Food quality; Multi attribute decision making; Restaurant choice experiment; Service quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919932945     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2014.11.007     Document Type: Article

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