The role of perceived risk in wine purchase decisions in restaurants

International Journal of Wine Business Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-117

  Lacey, Stephen ^a   Bruwer, Johan ^a   li, Elton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Consumer risk; Restaurants; Risk analysis; Risk management; Wines

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986173906     PISSN: 17511062     EISSN: 17511070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17511060910967962     Document Type: Article

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