Green attributes of restaurants: What really matters to consumers?

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 55, Issue , 2016, Pages 107-117

  Kwok, Linchi ^a   Huang, Yung Kuei ^b   Hu, Lanlan ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Consumer behavior; Green; Green practices; Restaurant; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84962374456     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2016.03.002     Document Type: Article

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