Determinants of the intention to participate in firm-hosted online travel communities and effects on consumer behavioral intentions

Casaló, Luis V.; Flavián, Carlos; Guinalíu, Miguel

doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2010.04.007

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“…In addition, informing passengers regarding corporate social responsibility (CSR) by implementing this policy and the benefits of this policy for the passenger can enhance the willingness to participate in the policy [7,14,15]. Other research on the carbon offset includes using the theory of planned behaviour or the model of goal-directed behaviour (MGB) to investigate the factors influencing on the intention to participate in carbon-offset schemes [13,[15][16][17].…”

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Willingness to Pay of Air Passengers for Carbon-Offset

Jou

Chen

2015

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An important source of anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is the air transport sector, which accounts for approximately 2% of global GHG emissions. Therefore, reducing GHG emissions from aircrafts has become a major challenge for transportation authorities worldwide. In recent years, much research has focused on tax ideas related to the CO2 emissions produced by air transport, such as the voluntary carbon offset (VCO). This study investigates the willingness of economy class air passengers to pay to compensate for the CO2 emissions produced during their journeys from Taiwan to Hong Kong. Together with the Spike model, a framework known as the contingent valuation (CV) method offers a way to investigate how much the air passenger would be willing to pay to offset a journey's airplane-generated CO2 emissions. The Spike model was applied to address the problem of zero willingness to pay (WTP). The results obtained in this study are consistent with the results found in previous studies and therefore can provide valuable insights into pricing strategies for airlines.

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Willingness to Pay of Air Passengers for Carbon-Offset

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Chen

2015

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“…For example, Casaló, Flavián & Guinalíu (2010) used the TPB to examine individual participation in a firm-hosted online travel community, and its impact on intention to use the hosting firm's products and to recommend the host firm. The findings showed a strong link between attitude towards participating and intention to participate in such communities.…”

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“…In TPB-based studies in the tourism context, Casaló, Flavián & Guinalíu (2010) showed a strong link between subjective norm and intention to participate in an online travel community. When making travel plans, Hsu and Huang (2012) and Quintal, Lee and Soutar (2010) found that subjective norm was positively linked to travelers' intention to visit an international travel destination.…”

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“…In the tourism literature, Casaló, Flavián & Guinalíu (2010) found a strong link between perceived behavioral control and intention to participate in a firm-hosted online travel community. In relation to travel planning, Sparks and Pan (2009) demonstrated that perceived behavioral control was correlated with the behavioral intention of Mainland Chinese in choosing Australia as an international destination.…”

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“…Mendes Filho, L. A. M., Tan, F. B. , & Mills, A. User-generated content and travel planning: An application of the theory of planned behavior efficacy) in forming attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavior control respectively (Ajzen, 1991;Bandura, 1997;Casaló et al, 2010;Quintal et al, 2010;Sparks & Pan, 2009). …”

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Conteúdo gerado pelo usuário e planejamento de viagens:Uma aplicação da teoria do comportamento planejado Contenido generado por el usuario y planificación de viajes: Una aplicación de la teoría del comportamiento planificado Abstract: User-Generated Content (UGC) such as online travel reviews written by travelers and posted to virtual communities are being used more frequently to communicate travel-related information. UGC is therefore helping travelers to make decisions about their travel. Utilizing the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), which is one of the most comprehensive models explaining behavioral intention, this study contributes to the further development of theories of online consumer behavior by determining which factors are most important in relation to the use of UGC in the travel industry. The TPB has three independent determinants of behavioral intention: attitude toward the behavior, subjective norm, and perceived behavior control. Therefore the aim of this paper is to examine the roles of attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavior control in respect of travelers' intention to use UGC when making travel plans. Keywords: User-Generated Content; Theory of Planned Behavior; Travel industry. Resumo: O Conteúdo Gerado pelo Usuário (UGC) tais como comentários online de viagens escrito por viajantes, e publicado em comunidades virtuais, está sendo usado cada vez mais para comunicar informações relacionadas à viagens. O UGC está desta forma, ajudando os viajantes a tomarem decisões à respeito de suas viagens. Utilizando a Teoria do Comportamento Planejado (TPB), que é uma das teorias mais abrangentes em explicar a intenção comportamental

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Herd behavior in consumers’ adoption of online reviews

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Zhao

2015

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It has been demonstrated that online consumer reviews are an important source of information that affect individuals’ purchase decision making. To understand the influence of online reviews, this study extends prior research on information adoption by incorporating the perspective of herd behavior. We develop and empirically test a research model using data collected from an existing book review site. We report 2 major findings. First, argument quality and source credibility predict information usefulness, which affects the adoption of online reviews. Second, we determine that the adoption of online reviews is also influenced by 2 herd factors, namely, discounting own information and imitating others. We further identify the key determinants of these herd factors, including background homophily and attitude homophily. The theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

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Determinants of the intention to participate in firm-hosted online travel communities and effects on consumer behavioral intentions

Cited by 377 publications

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Willingness to Pay of Air Passengers for Carbon-Offset

User-Generated Content and travel planning: An application of the Theory of Planned Behavior

Herd behavior in consumers’ adoption of online reviews

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