Title :
Blogger effect: User behavior during the theme park selection process
Author :
Chia-Ko Lee ; Yi-Chih Lee ; Wei-Li Wu ; Yang-Chu Lin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Adm., Feng Chia Univ., Taichung, Taiwan
Abstract :
Taiwan depends heavily on its tourist trade. The purpose of this study is to use the online platform of blogs to investigate whether emotional contagion, blog attraction and customer perceived value would affect the consumer´s intent. The number of valid questionnaire samples is 312, and PLS is used to conduct linear structural equation model analysis. Research results show that blog attraction and customer perceived value have positive effects on purchase intention. Therefore, blog is an important channel to attract consumer´s attention.
Keywords :
Internet; Web sites; consumer behaviour; social aspects of automation; statistical analysis; Internet; PLS; blog attraction; blogger effect; consumer attention; customer perceived value; emotional contagion; linear structural equation model analysis; online platform; purchase intention; theme park selection process; tourist trade; user behavior; Analytical models; Blogs; Educational institutions; Mathematical model; Media; Psychology; Reliability;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Engineering & Technology (PICMET), 2014 Portland International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kanazawa