The relationship between quality dimensions, tourist satisfaction and behavioral intentions in Malaysian food context: moderating role of destination image

The purpose of this study is to develop an integrated model that examines the relationship of three elements of quality dimensions (food, service, and physical environment) and tourist food satisfaction and behavioral intentions in Malaysian context with considering the moderating role of destinatio...

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Main Authors: Nezakati, Hossein *, Yuhanis, Abdul Aziz, Dahlia, Zawawi
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2028/
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author Nezakati, Hossein *
Yuhanis, Abdul Aziz
Dahlia, Zawawi
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Yuhanis, Abdul Aziz
Dahlia, Zawawi
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description The purpose of this study is to develop an integrated model that examines the relationship of three elements of quality dimensions (food, service, and physical environment) and tourist food satisfaction and behavioral intentions in Malaysian context with considering the moderating role of destination image in the relationship between tourist food satisfaction and behavioral intentions. Data were collected from international tourists who visited Kuala Lumpur and Selangor tourist attraction areas via a self-administered questionnaire. Structural Equation Modeling shows that quality of food, service, and physical environment were all important determinants of tourist food satisfaction. In addition, this study revealed that, destination image cannot significantly moderate the relationship between tourist food satisfaction and behavioral intentions. Finally, the result revealed that tourist satisfaction is a strong predictor of behavioral intentions. The study findings and the proposed model will help researchers learn more about the link between quality of food, service, and physical environment, tourist satisfaction toward Malaysian food and their behavioral intentions. The findings may provide guidance to restaurant managers to deliver high service quality to increase tourists' food satisfaction and behavioral intentions.
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spelling sunway-20282022-04-26T07:57:36Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2028/ The relationship between quality dimensions, tourist satisfaction and behavioral intentions in Malaysian food context: moderating role of destination image Nezakati, Hossein * Yuhanis, Abdul Aziz Dahlia, Zawawi G 154.9 Tourism The purpose of this study is to develop an integrated model that examines the relationship of three elements of quality dimensions (food, service, and physical environment) and tourist food satisfaction and behavioral intentions in Malaysian context with considering the moderating role of destination image in the relationship between tourist food satisfaction and behavioral intentions. Data were collected from international tourists who visited Kuala Lumpur and Selangor tourist attraction areas via a self-administered questionnaire. Structural Equation Modeling shows that quality of food, service, and physical environment were all important determinants of tourist food satisfaction. In addition, this study revealed that, destination image cannot significantly moderate the relationship between tourist food satisfaction and behavioral intentions. Finally, the result revealed that tourist satisfaction is a strong predictor of behavioral intentions. The study findings and the proposed model will help researchers learn more about the link between quality of food, service, and physical environment, tourist satisfaction toward Malaysian food and their behavioral intentions. The findings may provide guidance to restaurant managers to deliver high service quality to increase tourists' food satisfaction and behavioral intentions. 2015-05 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed Nezakati, Hossein * and Yuhanis, Abdul Aziz and Dahlia, Zawawi (2015) The relationship between quality dimensions, tourist satisfaction and behavioral intentions in Malaysian food context: moderating role of destination image. In: 7th International Conference on Economics and Social Sciences, 16-17 May 2015, Penang, Malaysia. https://bit.ly/3yao/k6S
spellingShingle G 154.9 Tourism
Nezakati, Hossein *
Yuhanis, Abdul Aziz
Dahlia, Zawawi
The relationship between quality dimensions, tourist satisfaction and behavioral intentions in Malaysian food context: moderating role of destination image
title The relationship between quality dimensions, tourist satisfaction and behavioral intentions in Malaysian food context: moderating role of destination image
title_full The relationship between quality dimensions, tourist satisfaction and behavioral intentions in Malaysian food context: moderating role of destination image
title_fullStr The relationship between quality dimensions, tourist satisfaction and behavioral intentions in Malaysian food context: moderating role of destination image
title_full_unstemmed The relationship between quality dimensions, tourist satisfaction and behavioral intentions in Malaysian food context: moderating role of destination image
title_short The relationship between quality dimensions, tourist satisfaction and behavioral intentions in Malaysian food context: moderating role of destination image
title_sort relationship between quality dimensions, tourist satisfaction and behavioral intentions in malaysian food context: moderating role of destination image
topic G 154.9 Tourism
url http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2028/
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