The dynamics of destination attribute importance
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The importance construct plays a vital role in evaluating visitor perceptions and experience of tourism destinations. This article examines the dynamics of attribute importance assessment at destination level with respect to Orlando, Florida. The article addresses previous findings relating to timing, evaluates alternative methods of importance measurement and assesses both the sensitivity of IPA outcomes to the choice of importance measure and the relevance of the three factor theory of satisfaction at destination level. Three main findings emerge. Firstly, the importance of Orlando's features does not change significantly over the course of the holiday or with increasing visitation levels. Secondly, the type of importance measure and the dynamic nature of importance relating to response variance influence IPA outcomes. Thirdly, the hierarchical factor importance model identifies ebasicE, eperformanceE and eexcitementE satisfaction factors in both first-time visitor and repeater markets. The article offers recommendations for further research. Keywords: Importance measurement; IPA; Hierarchical factor importance
Publication Name: Journal of Business Research
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0148-2963
Year: 2006
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Price cue utilization in product evaluations: the moderating role of motivation and attribute information
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A heuristic-systematic model-based examination of both the level of motivation in consumers and the congruency of their price-based quality expectations with attribute-based perceptions was conducted to determine how they moderate the use of price cues in product evaluations. Results show that when motivation was low and subjects performed heuristic processing, price was used as a heuristic cue. The price cue's use was determined by the degree to which the subsequent systematic processing of attribute information had confirmed the subjects' initial price-based expectations.
Publication Name: Journal of Business Research
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0148-2963
Year: 1995
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Bridges over troubled water: Suppliers as connective nodes in global supply networks
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The role of subcontractors as connective nodes in supply networks is investigated and an outline of how coordinative roles are linked to the diversity of exchange nodes is provided. A typology is developed for the coordinating roles taken on by subcontractors and, case studies used to ground the explorative efforts empirically.
Publication Name: Journal of Business Research
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0148-2963
Year: 2005
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