Beneficial or troublesome? Revealing the double-edged effects of tourism live streaming affordances on viewers’ engagement DOI
Zhiyu Zhang, Xinjian Liang, Jiaolong Xue

et al.

Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 42(1), P. 133 - 159

Published: Dec. 12, 2024

Tourism live streaming (TLS) empowers streamers to act with destinations, viewers, and products, namely TLS affordance. Underpinning the technology affordance theory, this study unravels impact of affordances on engagement viewers by conducting an online survey. The results show that (1) have double-edged effects destination brand viewer engagement; (2) product involvement moderates Inverted U-shaped (U-shaped) visibility (guidance shopping) memorable experiences (consumer skepticism). This provides theoretical practical implications for managers, streamers, manufacturers in optimizing efficiency affordances.

Language: Английский

Should chatbots use dialects? Exploring the influence mechanism of chatbot language form on value co-creation intention DOI
Jun Li, Shuaifang Liu, Yiyan Wang

et al.

Current Issues in Tourism, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 18

Published: Nov. 22, 2024

Incorporating dialects into chatbot interactions is crucial for building stronger connections with users and promoting value co-creation, especially in contexts where personalisation prioritised. This study draws on social cognitive theory, presence identity theory to investigate how the language form used by chatbots affects individuals' co-creation intention. Across four distinct experiments, we find that dialects, as opposed standard language, considerably enhance users' impact driven heightened perceived warmth, competence, presence. Furthermore, emphasises differing effects based group membership, showing dialect usage positively influences presence, intention, but only within in-group contexts. These results point out power of cultural markers human-AI interactions, offering valuable insights designing more engaging culturally resonant chatbots.

Language: Английский

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Beneficial or troublesome? Revealing the double-edged effects of tourism live streaming affordances on viewers’ engagement DOI
Zhiyu Zhang, Xinjian Liang, Jiaolong Xue

et al.

Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 42(1), P. 133 - 159

Published: Dec. 12, 2024

Tourism live streaming (TLS) empowers streamers to act with destinations, viewers, and products, namely TLS affordance. Underpinning the technology affordance theory, this study unravels impact of affordances on engagement viewers by conducting an online survey. The results show that (1) have double-edged effects destination brand viewer engagement; (2) product involvement moderates Inverted U-shaped (U-shaped) visibility (guidance shopping) memorable experiences (consumer skepticism). This provides theoretical practical implications for managers, streamers, manufacturers in optimizing efficiency affordances.

Language: Английский

Citations

1