Factors affecting Electronic Word-Of-Mouth (EWOM) adoption of restaurant reviews in Facebook / Zubaidah Mohd Ali Tan

Mohd Ali Tan, Zubaidah (2013) Factors affecting Electronic Word-Of-Mouth (EWOM) adoption of restaurant reviews in Facebook / Zubaidah Mohd Ali Tan. Masters thesis, Universiti Teknologi MARA.

Abstract

The importance of internet is undeniable and the number of internet users keeps on
increasing. In addition, the trend of social media usage in hospitality industry is
becoming more obvious including from restaurant service industry. The Information
Adoption Model is use to examine the factors that influenced the adoption of electronic
word-of-mouth (eWOM) from social network site (SNS). Survey data collected from 305
users of Facebook indicated that argument quality and source credibility influenced the
perceived information usefulness and information adoption. Comprehensiveness,
Timeliness, Relevance, and Source Trustworthiness were significantly related to
perceived information usefulness of restaurant reviews. The findings of the study also
provide several insights for foodservice establishment.

Metadata

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Creators:	Creators Email / ID Num. Mohd Ali Tan, Zubaidah UNSPECIFIED
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology > Groups and organizations > Social groups. Group dynamics > Social networks T Technology > TX Home economics > Hospitality industry. Hotels, clubs, restaurants, etc. Food service
Divisions:	Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam > Faculty of Hotel and Tourism Management
Keywords:	Electronic Word-of-Mouth, Social Network Sites, Information Adoption, Argument Quality, Source Credibility, Information Usefulness, Information Adoption Model
Date:	2013
URI:	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/12064