Toward a holistic understanding of continued use of social networking tourism: A mixed-methods approach

2017 | Information & Management | Citations: 0

Authors: French, Aaron M.; Luo, Xin (Robert); Bose, Ranjit

Abstract: The trend of social networking tourism connects millions of tourists to others w ... Expand

Abstract: The trend of social networking tourism connects millions of tourists to others while traveling that may provide benefits such as information, tour guides, or alternative accommodations. Success of such networks depend on the continued use by its members. The current paper uses a mixed-methods approach to qualitatively identify motivations for participation and empirically test a causal model evaluating continued use intention. Motivations identified include networking and economic value that were used in the quantitative study that includes social capital, trust, attitude, and satisfaction as factors influencing continued use intention. Collapse

Topics: social capital social network usage intention website user satisfaction

Methods: mixed method survey qualitative interview survey design descriptive statistic

Theories: social capital theory self determination theory theory of planned behavior motivation theory

Openness and Legitimacy Building in the Sharing Economy: An Exploratory Case Study about CouchSurfing

2017 | HICSS | Citations: 0

Authors: Marton, Attila; Constantiou, Ioanna; Lagoudakos, Georgios

Abstract: Sharing economy start-ups are claiming legitimacy by drawing on notions of openn ... Expand

Abstract: Sharing economy start-ups are claiming legitimacy by drawing on notions of openness and, at the same time, by adapting to business institutions. We use the case of CouchSurfing to investigate how openness, which has been part of the organization’s raison-d’être, contributed in the legitimacy building efforts and why it was replaced by notions of profitability and revenue generation. Thus, we contribute the concepts of legitimacy and legitimacy building to the academic discourse of openness. Collapse

Topics: CouchSurfing sharing platform Wikipedia open source software project open source

Methods: case study experiment qualitative content analysis synthesis