Electronic Word of Mouth (eWOM) on restaurants in Sarawak
Competitiveness in food service industry and the introduction of social media have created a challenge in restaurant industry. This is because restaurant operators need to adapt to the new trend of electronic communication technology which may give great impact to their companies. The purpose of t...
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| author | Tan, Chin Choo Jamil B., Aryty A., Adrian Daud, |
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| description | Competitiveness in food service industry and the introduction of social media have created a challenge in
restaurant industry. This is because restaurant operators need to adapt to the new trend of electronic
communication technology which may give great impact to their companies. The purpose of this study is to
identify the determinant factors of customer satisfaction which may direct or indirectly affect customer return
intention and involvement of electronic word of mouth (eWOM) through social media. A review of the
literature mentioning the type of restaurant experiences chosen and the development of eWOM was studied.
Regression analysis was adopted to investigate the hypothesis formed. Identification and implementation of
these technologies can help in building a sustainable competitive advantage for restaurants. The findings of
this study revealed that restaurant experiences had a high positive relationship with customer satisfaction.
Atmosphere and customer satisfaction also indicated the respective contributions made to eWOM. |
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| spelling | ukm.eprints-114012018-02-20T09:40:55Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11401/ Electronic Word of Mouth (eWOM) on restaurants in Sarawak Tan, Chin Choo Jamil B., Aryty A., Adrian Daud, Competitiveness in food service industry and the introduction of social media have created a challenge in restaurant industry. This is because restaurant operators need to adapt to the new trend of electronic communication technology which may give great impact to their companies. The purpose of this study is to identify the determinant factors of customer satisfaction which may direct or indirectly affect customer return intention and involvement of electronic word of mouth (eWOM) through social media. A review of the literature mentioning the type of restaurant experiences chosen and the development of eWOM was studied. Regression analysis was adopted to investigate the hypothesis formed. Identification and implementation of these technologies can help in building a sustainable competitive advantage for restaurants. The findings of this study revealed that restaurant experiences had a high positive relationship with customer satisfaction. Atmosphere and customer satisfaction also indicated the respective contributions made to eWOM. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11401/1/16241-45536-1-PB.pdf Tan, Chin Choo and Jamil B., and Aryty A., and Adrian Daud, (2016) Electronic Word of Mouth (eWOM) on restaurants in Sarawak. Geografia : Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 12 (13). pp. 39-49. ISSN 2180-2491 http://ejournal.ukm.my/gmjss/issue/view/884 |
| spellingShingle | Tan, Chin Choo Jamil B., Aryty A., Adrian Daud, Electronic Word of Mouth (eWOM) on restaurants in Sarawak |
| title | Electronic Word of Mouth (eWOM) on restaurants in Sarawak |
| title_full | Electronic Word of Mouth (eWOM) on restaurants in Sarawak |
| title_fullStr | Electronic Word of Mouth (eWOM) on restaurants in Sarawak |
| title_full_unstemmed | Electronic Word of Mouth (eWOM) on restaurants in Sarawak |
| title_short | Electronic Word of Mouth (eWOM) on restaurants in Sarawak |
| title_sort | electronic word of mouth ewom on restaurants in sarawak |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11401/1/16241-45536-1-PB.pdf |
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