共享住宿平台房东信任建立机制研究

信任是连接共享住宿房源供给方和需求方并促成交易达成的关键因素。文章基于信任建立模型，尝试探究供给方——共享住宿平台房东的信任建立机制，考察影响房东信任建立的主要因素及房东信任对其持续使用共享住宿平台这一行为意愿的影响。研究结果表明：平台因素中的安全保障、隐私保护、平台服务、感知易用性、感知有用性显著正向影响房东对平台的信任；房东因素中的熟悉度并未显著影响房东对平台的信任；房客因素中的互动性和房客的声誉显著正向影响房东对房客的信任；房东对平台的信任可转移到对房客的信任；房东对平台的信任和对房客的信任显著正向影响房东持续使用平台的意愿；信任中介了信任影响因素（制度因素、技术因素、认知因素、情感因素）与房东持续使用平台意愿之间的关系。文章在理论上深化和拓展了共享住宿房东信任研究，并为共享住宿平台管理提供了启示。     

沉浸理论视角下旅游消费者在线体验对再预订的影响

近年来,电商蓬勃发展,各大在线旅游企业竞争激烈.如何赢得顾客并进一步激发其再次预订意愿,是旅游电商的重要议题.以往研究表明,为消费者创造良好的在线体验是电商招徕消费者再次惠顾的有效途径,但鲜有文献关注在线旅游消费者这一特殊群体.基于沉浸理论,文章重在探索交互速度等6个维度与旅游消费者在线体验间的关系,凸显旅游消费者体验与再次预订间的关系,并检验信任的中介作用.结果表明:(1)旅游消费者的网站技能、感知挑战、感知控制力、感知有用性及旅游网站的远程呈现与交互速度对消费者的在线体验具有显著的正向影响;(2)旅游消费者的感知易用性对感知有用性有显著的正向影响;(3)旅游消费者沉浸体验对再次预订意愿具有显著的正向影响;(4)信任在旅游消费者的沉浸体验和再次预订意愿间起中介作用.     

从民宿到“名宿”——网红民宿红在哪?

“网红民宿”是近年来旅游住宿业在社会生活网络化趋势中诞生的新现象,“名宿”的网红气质有哪些构成要素,其如何影响游客的购买意愿是本文的研究内容。首先基于网络社区“小红书”上关键意见领袖有关网红民宿的笔记,采用扎根理论的研究方法探索民宿构成网红气质的要素,其次是开展了问卷调查,以收集的556份问卷调查数据来验证这些要素对网络口碑和游客购买意愿的影响。研究发现：（1）民宿配置、风格设计、周边环境、直观印象、心理感受和出游形式是民宿构成网红气质的要素;（2）民宿网红气质要素积极影响游客对民宿的购买意愿;（3）“网络口碑”在民宿网红气质要素积极影响游客购买意愿中起完全中介或部分中介作用。研究结果丰富了民宿领域的网络口碑研究相关理论和实践。     

大学生酒店实习社会化及其留职意愿影响因素分析

实习社会化是大学生社会化过程中的一环,会对其职业生涯和留职意愿产生重要影响。本文通过实地调查,应用分层回归方法探讨了大学生酒店实习社会化及其留职意愿的影响因素。研究结果发现:(1)工作条件和组织信任与大学生实习社会化、留职意愿正相关;(2)大学生性格特征与实习社会化正相关;(3)实习社会化在工作条件、组织信任对大学生留职意愿的影响中起部分中介作用,在大学生性格特征对其留职意愿的影响中起完全中介作用。据此,文章最后提出了管理建议。     

游客间互动对再惠顾意愿的影响研究——基于游客体验的视角

同顾客与员工、顾客与服务环境之间的互动研究相比,服务接触中顾客间互动的研究明显匮乏,这也逐渐成为了服务接触理论进一步深化研究的关键领域。文章基于顾客体验的视角,构建并实证检验了游客间互动对游客再惠顾意愿影响的概念模型,发现了游客间互动的4个维度在影响游客体验价值各层面上存在的差异性以及体验价值的不同维度在游客间互动对再惠顾意愿影响中的不同中介作用：礼仪违背、友好交谈对情感性、认知性、社会性体验价值有显著影响,并间接影响游客的再惠顾意愿;一方面干扰和争执对功能性、情感性体验价值有显著的负向影响,建议与帮助对体验价值的4个维度有显著正向影响,进而间接影响游客的再惠顾意愿,另一方面干扰与争执对再惠顾意愿有直接的负向影响,建议与帮助对再惠顾意愿有直接正向影响作用。此外,有效辨识出各人口统计变量的不同水平对各研究变量影响的差异。这对于旅游企业开展良好的顾客关系管理具有重大的指导意义和价值。     

旅游企业员工品牌公民行为对顾客品牌信任和品牌承诺的影响

员工在服务品牌的塑造和传播中起重要的作用.本文探讨员工品牌公民行为对顾客感知的品牌信任和品牌承诺的影响.数据分析结果表明:员工的品牌公民行为包含3个维度,即乐于助人、品牌热情和发展倾向;乐于助人和品牌热情对顾客的品牌信任有显著的直接正向影响,对品牌承诺有显著的间接正向影响;发展倾向对顾客的品牌承诺有显著的直接正向影响.本文对研究结果进行了讨论,并提出了管理建议.     

游客对目的地的信任:维度及其作用

近年来,不少旅游目的地存在"失信于民"的现象,典型如"三亚天价海鲜事件",这些现象极大地影响了游客对旅游目的地的信任,并进而影响到其对目的地的旅游体验、目的地的选择,等等。因此,有关游客对目的地信任问题的研究已成为一个迫切而重要的课题。基于此,文章立足于游客对目的地的信任问题,在参考已有旅游信任研究成果的基础上,借鉴社会心理学与营销学中关于人际信任与品牌信任的研究成果,首先探究游客对目的地信任的维度,其次考察其对游客满意度、游客重游意愿与推荐意愿的影响。文章通过对多渠道收集而来的479份实地调查问卷进行分析,发现游客对目的地的信任属于二阶因子结构,其维度包括游客对目的地的感知能力、感知友善与感知正直,进一步分析了3个不同维度对游客满意度、游客重游意愿与推荐意愿的影响。最后,文章对目的地信任形象的建设实践提出了相关建议,并对未来的研究方向进行了讨论。     

跨境购物中的“马太效应”:制度信任对产品外部属性的调节作用研究

喜欢购买信任产品是中国内地游客跨境购物的一大特点,其根源主要在于国内信任产品行业危机,这场危机的重要原因就是制度信任的缺失.研究认为,在跨境购买信任产品的情景下,制度信任会通过调节产品外部属性对购物意愿的作用,从而在境内外的老字号与初创品牌之间形成一种强者愈强,弱者愈弱的“马太效应”.通过两个情景实验,探讨境内外不同的制度信任对品牌历史、用户规模和参考群体这3个产品外部属性的调节作用.结果表明:(1)制度信任会调节品牌历史和用户规模对购买意愿的影响,也会调节品牌历史和参考群体对购买意愿的影响.(2)对于老字号而言,制度信任会增强消费者的从众效应和外群体从众效应,从而对老字号产生“锦上添花”的作用.(3)对于初创品牌而言,制度信任会弱化消费者的从众效应和外群体从众效应,从而对初创品牌产生“雪上加霜”的作用.     

旅游电子商务成熟度对在线旅游预订意向的影响——以携程旅行网为例

旅游服务商为了抢夺市场份额,纷纷投资进行技术改造和产品扩张,促进旅游电子商务不断走向成熟。近年来,IT管理的成熟度理论开始应用于旅游电子商务领域,旅游在线预订及其影响因素研究也日渐增长。但是在学术界,旅游电子商务成熟度对在线旅游预订意向的影响研究却十分少见。文章以携程旅行网为例,基于文献研究提出相关概念模型,运用探索性因子分析及结构方程模型,探讨旅游电子商务成熟度对在线旅游预订意向的影响机制。确认旅游电子商务成熟度的4个维度均正向影响顾客信任,但交易机制对顾客信任的效用最大,其次是信息质量;4个维度中,顾客为中心、服务响应正向影响顾客的积极态度,以服务响应对积极态度的效用最大;旅游电子商务成熟度的4个维度通过顾客信任和积极态度这两个中介变量影响在线旅游预订意向,且顾客信任和积极态度是完全中介效用,统计意义上,顾客信任对积极态度没有显著影响。     

旅行社服务不诚信行为如何影响顾客信任——心理契约违背与企业声誉的作用

服务诚信问题是旅游业中备受关注的一个现实问题。已有研究从企业层面分析了旅行社整体诚信度对顾客与企业关系的影响,但对于单次服务中不诚信行为如何影响顾客信任,尚缺乏深入的探讨。文章试图用心理契约违背理论来分析服务不诚信行为对顾客信任的影响过程,同时考虑企业声誉在其中的作用。在访谈研究的基础上,文章通过情景实验法来检验研究假设。实验结果表明,服务不诚信行为不仅导致顾客对旅游服务的期望未被满足,也让顾客感觉自己遭到背叛,因而造成顾客对企业的信任感降低。企业声誉在顾客信任违背过程中发挥着双面效应,既有缓冲的作用,也有激化的作用。但总的来说,在高声誉条件下,不诚信行为严重程度越高所造成的顾客负面反应变化幅度更大。     

Online reviews and purchase intention: A cosmopolitanism perspective

In recent years, marketing managers have realized that online reviews are an essential element in customer decision-making. However, there has been little valid measure of online reviews and no systematic analysis of their effect on consumer purchase intention. Drawing on the uses and gratification (U&G) and consumer culture (CCT) theories, this study develops a valid measure of online reviews and analyzes their effect on purchase intention. With a sample of 1112 hotel customers from three countries (Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam), this study validates the positive effect of online reviews on purchase intention through the perceived effectiveness of social media platforms (PESMP) and online trust while confirming the moderating role of cosmopolitanism.     

Factors influencing customers’ dine out intention during COVID-19 reopening period: The moderating role of country-of-origin effect

COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected the restaurant industry and reopening provides restaurants an opportunity to survive this crisis. This study examined the interplay of perceived importance of preventive measures, dining involvement, brand trust, and customers’ intention to dine out at American Chinese restaurants during the reopening period. Additionally, the study investigated the moderating role of country-of-origin (COO) effect on these relationships. 296 U.S. restaurant customers recruited via a market research company completed the online survey. Structural equation modeling was used for data analyses. The results indicated that dining involvement had a direct positive effect on customers’ intention to dine out. Moreover, both perceived importance of preventive measures and dining involvement could enhance customers’ intention to dine out indirectly via brand trust. Positive COO effect moderated the relationship between perceived importance of preventive measures and brand trust. The study provided significant implications for restaurant operators in the U.S during the reopening period.     

To be or not to be a host in the peer-to-peer accommodation sector

This paper explores the interdependency between the intention to host and one’s expected profit level in the peer-to-peer accommodation sector, and examines whether factors affecting these decisions differ for those residing in cities and regional areas. Using survey data on 488 respondents, the intention to host was found to be disjoint from profit level and trust issues hindering hosting differed in cities and regional areas. While embracing sharing philosophy was a significant motive for would-be hosts, economic/opportunity cost and potential regulation in the form of threshold rental-free days have no impact on intention to host or expected profit level. These findings not only have implications for both traditional and online accommodation platforms in their quest to affect the supply of hosts but also informs regulators about who might host and why or what regulations might not deter would-be hosts.     

Cruising in Asia: what can we dig from online cruiser reviews to understand their experience and satisfaction

In the e-tourism era, online customer reviews with pictures, textual comments, etc. have become a significant information source affecting customers’ purchase intention and behavior. Big data analytics with text mining, semantic network analysis and factor analysis, and regression analysis were applied to help understand cruiser experience and its relationship to cruiser satisfaction in the Asian cruise market through online cruiser reviews. Research results confirmed the dimensions of cruise experience from previous studies, while more importantly, “Onshore attributes” was explored in this study using the insight of big data, which was never investigated as a facet of cruise experience previously.     

Examining the influencing factors of intention to share accommodations in online hospitality exchange networks

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CouchSurfing is a free social-network-based online hospitality exchange network, aptly representing a new sharing economy phenomenon. Based on social capital theory and previous literature, this study attempts to answer why hosts help strangers without any expected economic benefit within online hospitality exchange networks. An empirical study based on a Web survey conducted with CouchSurfing hosts reveals that the most identified antecedents (enjoy helping, shared narratives, desire to make friends, and reciprocity) are significantly related to hosts’ intention to share accommodations. Interestingly, the overshadowing effect of trust in CouchSurfing on the intention to share accommodations is also found.     

The application of Aristotle’s rhetorical theory to the sharing economy: an empirical study of Airbnb

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Sharing economy businesses require extensive trust-based communication between users and service providers to facilitate users’ positive persuasion processes. Based on Aristotle’s rhetorical theory, this study identifies three key persuasive cues (credibility, emotional bonding, and accommodation characteristics) and validates their roles in establishing users’ trust in an Airbnb setting. The moderating role of interactivity is further analyzed. Research findings from a survey sample of 171 Airbnb users indicate that persuasive cues are positively associated with trust in Airbnb hosts, which significantly leads to Airbnb brand trust. Interestingly, the moderating role of interactivity is only found in the relationship between emotional bonding and trust in Airbnb hosts. This study contributes to a better understanding of the factors that affect users’ trust building in the sharing economy context, and it offers guidance for platform providers to better operate their businesses by highlighting the important roles of persuasive cues and interactivity in users’ trust-building processes.     

Linking Website Interactivity to Consumer Behavioral Intention in an Online Travel Community: The Mediating Role of Utilitarian Value and Online Trust

Although prior studies have shown that perceived website interactivity plays an important role in positive behavioral intentions of online customers, the underlying psychological mechanisms remain unclear. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the mediating role of utilitarian value and online trust in relationship between perceived website interactivity and repurchase intention in an online travel community. Data were collected from 227 customers who had purchased travel-related products on any online travel website within the past 12 months. The empirical results supported all study hypotheses. As predicted, utilitarian value and online trust fully mediate the relationship between perceived website interactivity and repurchase intention. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.     

The antecedents of behavioral intention regarding rural tourism destination

The main purpose of this study is to build an understanding of the effects of customer experience on trust and behavioral intention. The samples used in this study were 155 local tourists who made a one-time visit only to a village tourism in Sleman Regency, the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It is the village that is located on the slopes of Mount Merapi, offering recreational activities, entertainment, cultures, and outdoor adventures for tourists. Generalized Structured Component Analysis is used to analyze the correlation between customer experience and trust and behavioral intention. The findings reveal that customer experience has a significant effect on trust. Moreover, it also indicates that customer experience has a significant effect on behavioral intention, and so does trust. The findings of this study suggest that customer experience on trust is the antecedent of behavioral intention.     

Web reviews influence on expectations and purchasing intentions of hotel potential customers

The objective of the paper is to study the impact that hotel guests reviews posted on consumer-generated websites have on the consumer decision-making process and service expectations.An experimental study has been conducted to test the hypotheses and the research question. 349 young adults were involved in an online survey that asked to imagine searching for a hotel and reading other customers’ reviews of a hypothetical chosen hotel. Three scenarios were created by studying a few comments posted by customers on the main websites used by tourists.Results show a positive correlation between both hotel purchasing intention and expectations of the customers and valence of the review. On the contrary, the presence of hotel managers’ responses to guests’ reviews has a negative impact on purchasing intentions.The study enriches the stream of research on word-of-mouth in the hospitality industry and analyses a new operational problem for lodging managers. Hotels should reply to online customer reviews or not?