The study examined the determinants and impacts of menu choice (familiar food versus novel food) in an authentic Chinese restaurant setting. A conceptual model is built to explore the linkages between determinants (perceived risk taking, physical environment, and service quality) and outcome...

This study proposed a conceptual model to examine how customers’ perceptions of physical environment influence disconfirmation, customer satisfaction, and customer loyalty for first-time and repeat customers in upscale restaurants. Using a structural equation modeling analysis, this study...

Although consumers make new demands and seek added value through mobile shopping (m-shopping), consumers are reluctant to shop using a mobile device because of growing concerns over the quality of a mobile shopping system. As the popularity of m-shopping has grown to be a new marketing channel,...

As Internet use continues to increase, companies have to emphasize the understanding of the implications of its use on long term purchase behavior, in terms of satisfaction and loyalty. Ultimately, companies should be interested in consumer perceptions and the factors that play a role in...

This paper links professional service firms’ resource-based strategies to their customer-focused performance for formulating service quality improvement priorities. The research applies the structural equation modelling approach to survey data from Hong Kong construction consultants to test...