Sustainable business-andindustry foodservice: Consumers’ perception and willingness to pay a premium in South Korea

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 648-669

  Kim, Soyoung ^a   Yoon, Jihyun ^a   Shin, Joongwon ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Business and Industry (B I) foodservice; Corporate social responsibility; Institutional foodservice; Price premium; Sustainable development; Sustainable foodservice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929233666     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJCHM-09-2013-0400     Document Type: Article

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