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題名 Consumers` Online Information Search for a New Restaurant for Dining-Out: A Comparison of US and Taiwan Consumers
作者 別蓮蒂;Etta Y. I. Chen;Jong-Youn Rha;Richard Widdows
關鍵詞 Consumer information search ; customer service ; Internet ; fine dining
日期 2004
上傳時間 25-Nov-2008 10:45:17 (UTC+8)
摘要 By Nelson (1970)`s categorization, purchasing a service such as dining-out at a new restaurant is ‘experience-oriented’ in its nature, and its quality cannot be easily searched before the actual consumption. However, it has been suggested that the interactive nature of the Internet will improve market efficiency by creating a new channel of communication that allows the provision of information about experience attributes in a readily available format (e.g., other consumers` rating online). The paper empirically investigates this notion by exploring consumers` online information search behavior for a new restaurant for fine dining. The extent of usage of various online information sources and the perceived importance of each source are investigated in the United States and in Taiwan. Results show that information from other consumers is considered more important than information from sellers, but that US consumers favor non-Internet sources of information while Taiwanese consumers favor online sources.
Consumer information search ; customer service ; Internet ; fine dining
關聯 Journal of Food Service Business Research, 6(3), 15-36
資料類型 article
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J369v06n03_03
dc.creator (作者) 別蓮蒂;Etta Y. I. Chen;Jong-Youn Rha;Richard Widdowszh_TW
dc.date (日期) 2004en_US
dc.date.accessioned 25-Nov-2008 10:45:17 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.available 25-Nov-2008 10:45:17 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 25-Nov-2008 10:45:17 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier.uri (URI) https://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/10272-
dc.description.abstract (摘要) By Nelson (1970)`s categorization, purchasing a service such as dining-out at a new restaurant is ‘experience-oriented’ in its nature, and its quality cannot be easily searched before the actual consumption. However, it has been suggested that the interactive nature of the Internet will improve market efficiency by creating a new channel of communication that allows the provision of information about experience attributes in a readily available format (e.g., other consumers` rating online). The paper empirically investigates this notion by exploring consumers` online information search behavior for a new restaurant for fine dining. The extent of usage of various online information sources and the perceived importance of each source are investigated in the United States and in Taiwan. Results show that information from other consumers is considered more important than information from sellers, but that US consumers favor non-Internet sources of information while Taiwanese consumers favor online sources.-
dc.description.abstract (摘要) Consumer information search ; customer service ; Internet ; fine dining-
dc.format application/en_US
dc.language enen_US
dc.language en-USen_US
dc.language.iso en_US-
dc.relation (關聯) Journal of Food Service Business Research, 6(3), 15-36en_US
dc.subject (關鍵詞) Consumer information search ; customer service ; Internet ; fine dining-
dc.title (題名) Consumers` Online Information Search for a New Restaurant for Dining-Out: A Comparison of US and Taiwan Consumersen_US
dc.type (資料類型) articleen
dc.identifier.doi (DOI) 10.1300/J369v06n03_03en_US
dc.doi.uri (DOI) http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J369v06n03_03en_US