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Antecedents and consequences of destination image of Malaysia from perspective of west Asian Tourists

One of the major concerns of the tourism industry in any country is to develop a positive image about the country globally. The basic objective of this study is to analyze the antecedents and outcomes of destination image. Specifically, the antecedents considered are cultural values, lifestyle...

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Main Author: Mohammed Kani, Yusuf Ahmed
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/68102/1/gsm%202015%209%20ir.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.681022019-04-15T06:57:13Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/68102/ Antecedents and consequences of destination image of Malaysia from perspective of west Asian Tourists Mohammed Kani, Yusuf Ahmed One of the major concerns of the tourism industry in any country is to develop a positive image about the country globally. The basic objective of this study is to analyze the antecedents and outcomes of destination image. Specifically, the antecedents considered are cultural values, lifestyle and destination source credibility; the outcomes considered are destination attachment, destination satisfaction, and revisit intention. Projecting a positive image about a destination can be challenging if the destination had experienced major disasters. This study analyses the moderating role of perceived risk on destination image and revisit intention. The destination studied in this research is Malaysia which faced major disasters in 2014. A questionnaire-based survey was conducted and 383 tourists from five countries of West Asia participated in the survey. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to test the hypotheses. The outcome indicates that the findings of the study support the four hypotheses (H1, H2, H3, & H4).The key finding of this study is the significant contribution of the antecedents of this study to the literature on destination image. This study also considered two components of destination image: cognitive and affective. Other key findings of this study are the mediating roles of destination image, destination attachment, and destination satisfaction. 2015-09 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/68102/1/gsm%202015%209%20ir.pdf Mohammed Kani, Yusuf Ahmed (2015) Antecedents and consequences of destination image of Malaysia from perspective of west Asian Tourists. PhD thesis, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
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description One of the major concerns of the tourism industry in any country is to develop a positive image about the country globally. The basic objective of this study is to analyze the antecedents and outcomes of destination image. Specifically, the antecedents considered are cultural values, lifestyle and destination source credibility; the outcomes considered are destination attachment, destination satisfaction, and revisit intention. Projecting a positive image about a destination can be challenging if the destination had experienced major disasters. This study analyses the moderating role of perceived risk on destination image and revisit intention. The destination studied in this research is Malaysia which faced major disasters in 2014. A questionnaire-based survey was conducted and 383 tourists from five countries of West Asia participated in the survey. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to test the hypotheses. The outcome indicates that the findings of the study support the four hypotheses (H1, H2, H3, & H4).The key finding of this study is the significant contribution of the antecedents of this study to the literature on destination image. This study also considered two components of destination image: cognitive and affective. Other key findings of this study are the mediating roles of destination image, destination attachment, and destination satisfaction.
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author Mohammed Kani, Yusuf Ahmed
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Antecedents and consequences of destination image of Malaysia from perspective of west Asian Tourists
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title Antecedents and consequences of destination image of Malaysia from perspective of west Asian Tourists
title_short Antecedents and consequences of destination image of Malaysia from perspective of west Asian Tourists
title_full Antecedents and consequences of destination image of Malaysia from perspective of west Asian Tourists
title_fullStr Antecedents and consequences of destination image of Malaysia from perspective of west Asian Tourists
title_full_unstemmed Antecedents and consequences of destination image of Malaysia from perspective of west Asian Tourists
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publishDate 2015
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/68102/1/gsm%202015%209%20ir.pdf
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