GELENEKSEL WOM NİYETİNİN PLANLI DAVRANIŞ TEORİSİ BAĞLAMINDA İNCELENMESİ: TÜRK DAĞCILARI ÖRNEĞİ

Year 2021, Volume: 21 Issue: 1, 63 - 89, 31.03.2021

Abdullah Tanrısevdi Gamze Özoğul Günseli Güçlütürk Baran Özer Şahin

https://doi.org/10.11616/basbed.v21i60671.758057

Abstract

Araştırma Planlı Davranış Teorisi (TPB) bağlamında tutum (AT), öznel norm (SN) ve algılanan davranışsal kontrol (PBC) ile geleneksel WOM niyeti arasındaki ilişkilere ışık tutmaktadır. Türk dağcılar örnekleminde kısmi en küçük kareler algoritmaları kullanılarak Planlı Davranış Teorisi bileşenlerinin geleneksel WOM üzerindeki yordama gücünün incelenmesi amacıyla anket uygulanmıştır. Araştırma sonuçları tutum, algılanan davranışsal kontrol ve geleneksel WOM niyeti arasında anlamlı ilişkiler olduğunu göstermekte, öznel normun ise anlamlı bir yordayıcı olmadığına işaret etmektedir. Ayrıca önem performans analizi (ÖPA), algılanan davranışsal kontrolün geleneksel WOM niyetinin en önemli yordayıcısı gibi görünse de hizmet sağlayıcıların tutuma yüksek öncelik vermesi gerektiğine işaret etmektedir. Çalışmada elde edilen sonuçlardan hareketle seyahat acentaları için uygulamaya dönük çeşitli öneriler sunulmuştur. Ayrıca gelecekteki çalışmalar için de çeşitli önerilere yer verilmiştir.

Keywords

Planlı Davranış Teorisi, Ağızdan Ağıza İletişim, Dağcılık, Özel İlgi Turizmi, Kısmi En Küçük Kareler.

EXAMINING TRADITIONAL WOM INTENTION IN THE CONTEXT OF THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR: A CASE OF TURKISH MOUNTAINEERS

Abstract

The present research sheds light on the relationships between attitude (AT), subjective norm (SN), and perceived behavioral control (PBC) and TWOM intention (TWOMI) in the context of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). A survey was conducted on Turkish mountaineers to examine the extent of the influence of attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control on the TWOM by utilizing a partial least square algorithm. Results show significant relationships between AT, PBC, and WOM intention, whereas SN is a non-significant predictor. Further, the result of importance-performance map analysis (IPMA) indicates that while PBC seems to be the most important predictor of intention to WOM, the attitude needs to be the highest priority from service providers. Accordingly, practical implications for travel agency management are recommended. Various suggestions for future research are also made.

Keywords

Theory of Planned Behavior, Word-of-Mouth, Mountaineering, Special Interest Tourism, Partial Least Square (PLS)

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