A Deeper Understanding of Attitude and Norm Applicable to Green Hotel Selection

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between three types of norms, two types of green purchase attitude, perceived behavioral control (PBC) and the intention to visit green hotels. An integrated theoretical framework was used in this study based on the theory of planned behavior...

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Main Authors: Wang, Lei, Shao, Yu-Xin, Heng, Jie-Yuan, Cheng, Yao, Xu, Ying, Wang, Zi-Xu, Wong, Philip Pong Weng*
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Online Access:http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2136/
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author Wang, Lei
Shao, Yu-Xin
Heng, Jie-Yuan
Cheng, Yao
Xu, Ying
Wang, Zi-Xu
Wong, Philip Pong Weng*
author_facet Wang, Lei
Shao, Yu-Xin
Heng, Jie-Yuan
Cheng, Yao
Xu, Ying
Wang, Zi-Xu
Wong, Philip Pong Weng*
author_sort Wang, Lei
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description The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between three types of norms, two types of green purchase attitude, perceived behavioral control (PBC) and the intention to visit green hotels. An integrated theoretical framework was used in this study based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB). A total of 409 questionnaires were collected for analysis followed by subsequent empirical testing of the postulated hypotheses, which was performed using SPSS and AMOS. The results suggest that subjective norm positively influences personal norm, implicit attitude, explicit attitude, and intention. Personal norm, implicit attitude, explicit attitude, and PBC positively influence intention, respectively, while descriptive norm negatively influences intention. Furthermore, personal norm, implicit attitude, and explicit attitude were shown to partially mediate the relationship between subjective norm and intention to visit green hotels. This study expanded the TPB model by incorporating descriptive norm, intrinsic attitude, extrinsic attitude, and personal norm in the model to provide a better understanding of green hotel selection. The expanded TPB model will assist in clarifying the roles of the different types of attitudes and norms, and helps to determine the direct and indirect effect of each variable on customers’ decision to visit green hotels.
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spelling sunway-21362023-01-11T07:46:37Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2136/ A Deeper Understanding of Attitude and Norm Applicable to Green Hotel Selection Wang, Lei Shao, Yu-Xin Heng, Jie-Yuan Cheng, Yao Xu, Ying Wang, Zi-Xu Wong, Philip Pong Weng* HF Commerce G 154.9 Tourism The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between three types of norms, two types of green purchase attitude, perceived behavioral control (PBC) and the intention to visit green hotels. An integrated theoretical framework was used in this study based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB). A total of 409 questionnaires were collected for analysis followed by subsequent empirical testing of the postulated hypotheses, which was performed using SPSS and AMOS. The results suggest that subjective norm positively influences personal norm, implicit attitude, explicit attitude, and intention. Personal norm, implicit attitude, explicit attitude, and PBC positively influence intention, respectively, while descriptive norm negatively influences intention. Furthermore, personal norm, implicit attitude, and explicit attitude were shown to partially mediate the relationship between subjective norm and intention to visit green hotels. This study expanded the TPB model by incorporating descriptive norm, intrinsic attitude, extrinsic attitude, and personal norm in the model to provide a better understanding of green hotel selection. The expanded TPB model will assist in clarifying the roles of the different types of attitudes and norms, and helps to determine the direct and indirect effect of each variable on customers’ decision to visit green hotels. Routledge 2023 Article PeerReviewed Wang, Lei and Shao, Yu-Xin and Heng, Jie-Yuan and Cheng, Yao and Xu, Ying and Wang, Zi-Xu and Wong, Philip Pong Weng* (2023) A Deeper Understanding of Attitude and Norm Applicable to Green Hotel Selection. Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism. ISSN 1528-008X https://doi.org/10.1080/1528008X.2023.2165594 10.1080/1528008X.2023.2165594
spellingShingle HF Commerce
G 154.9 Tourism
Wang, Lei
Shao, Yu-Xin
Heng, Jie-Yuan
Cheng, Yao
Xu, Ying
Wang, Zi-Xu
Wong, Philip Pong Weng*
A Deeper Understanding of Attitude and Norm Applicable to Green Hotel Selection
title A Deeper Understanding of Attitude and Norm Applicable to Green Hotel Selection
title_full A Deeper Understanding of Attitude and Norm Applicable to Green Hotel Selection
title_fullStr A Deeper Understanding of Attitude and Norm Applicable to Green Hotel Selection
title_full_unstemmed A Deeper Understanding of Attitude and Norm Applicable to Green Hotel Selection
title_short A Deeper Understanding of Attitude and Norm Applicable to Green Hotel Selection
title_sort deeper understanding of attitude and norm applicable to green hotel selection
topic HF Commerce
G 154.9 Tourism
url http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2136/
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