Mu Zhang’s research while affiliated with University of Jinan and other places

... According to the direction of communication, online review valence includes both positive and negative spheres (Buttle, 1998), which clearly reveals satisfaction with the consumption experience. Positive and negative valence serve to increase the perceived usefulness of reviews, and studies have suggested that positive reviews may have a greater impact on consumer behaviour than negative reviews (Zhong et al., 2014). ...

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Facilitating presence to cocreation: a stimulation configuration perspective on travel livestreaming Facilitating presence to cocreation: a stimulation configuration perspective on travel livestreaming

... The ESA index is often implemented along with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) [23,24], which allows for efficient data management, spatial analysis, and dynamic monitoring [25]. The analysis of the relationship between these results and environmental factors (topographic, climatic, edaphic, and biotic factors) provides evidence regarding the scope of environmental deterioration, its causes, and its generalized inflections [26]. ...

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ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ANALYSIS USING GIS IN TEKIRDAG PROVINCE, TURKEY

... -Intangible CH (ICH): includes traditions [7,8], events, performances, inherited living expressions, social practices, rituals,... [33,35,36] The importance of ICH lies in the relevance and richness of the knowledge and values of the knowhow it transmits through the generations. This transmission involves social and economic issues [24,34] that are relevant for both minority and majority social groups within a region. ...

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Semantic integration of Moroccan cultural heritage using CIDOC CRM: case of Drâa-Tafilalet zone

... Some of the studies investigated mobile technology acceptance that centred on user perception of technology. The study includes variables such as perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness (Ha et al., 2007;Yang et al., 2013), trust (Ozturk et al., 2015;Shaw, 2016), subjective norm (Kim, 2016) and compatibility (Chen et al., 2009;Rodzi et al., 2016). Apart from this, very few studies in the same area of study have been conducted in developing countries as highlighted by Saw et al. (2015). ...

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Behavioural Intention of Online Mobile Hotel Booking: Analyzing The Moderating Effect of Perceived Cost

... The term 'authenticity' originates from Greek and denotes truth, original nature, genuine instinct, and reliability (Hu, Feng, and Zhang 2015). This concept was initially introduced into tourism studies by MacCannell (1973) and the pursuit of authentic experiences is recognised as one of the major trends in tourism (Kolar and Zabkar 2010). ...

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Exploring the Tourist Perceptions of Destination Components at the Sigiriya World Heritage Site: A Tripadvisor-Based Study

... The scientific theories, literature, and the opinion of the experts validate the correspondence of the smart tourism destination approach with transforming and enhancing destination management, as there are clear advantages that could be achieved from the incorporation of technology applications generally and specifically the Internet of Things and embedded sensors. Using IoT implementation as an evolutionary process (Qian, Hu, & Zhang, 2015), decision makers should adapt with these technological evolution and their undeniable potentials with their different decisions, resources and capacities. The comprehensive approach of the STD model, which include different range of aspects from innovation to sustainability, including technological infrastructure and accessibility that is hard to be achieved in many destinations. ...

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Towards A New Scenario for Sustainable Coastal Tourism “The role of the Internet of Things (IoT) application for Smart Sustainable Destination”

... Tourism is recognized in China as a major sector and driving force of the overall economy, as it has its proper foundation in the centrally issued five-year development plan (Blanke and Chiesa, 2013). The volume is growing at a fast pace and is estimated to be more than 2 billion travellers (arrivals) per year (Zhang et al., 2011;Zhong et al., 2015). Next to the more general development plan, the Tourism and Leisure Plan for Citizens determines policies and actions for stimulating tourism demand (Zhang et al., 2011). ...

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From intended to projected destination image elements: the case of prefectures in China

... ▪ Tax incentives for taxi companies and cargo transportation companies using electric cars. Presence of two nuclear power plants and two gas-fired thermal plants fulfils the needs of the city, enables export of energy to other cities and allows development of hybrid and electric transport system (Yao, Luo, & Zhang, 2013). ...

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Green Economy Methods In A Large City Innovative Transport-Logistic Development

... Existing scholarly and institutional discussions on tourism marketing have explored the role of the marketing mix when using internet marketing strategies and on competitive capabilities (Rong & Wong, 2013). Most scholars (Mariani, 2020:1;Papeli & Saghaei, 2006:15) studied destination marketing by looking into segmentation, consumer behaviour, destination image and internet marketing. ...

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The Development of a Social Media Adoption Intention Model for Effective Online Tourism Marketing Keywords Social media Technology adoption Effective online marketing Tourism

... It is a need for human to have personalized recommendation system that could assist them to provide recommendation results. As explained in [4], the development of personal technology is very useful to recommend information that is valuable, so as to realize the personal needs of the user. Moreover, complex decision aids are too difficult to be used and understood by youth in making decisions [5][6][7]. ...

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Design model of computerized personal decision aid for youth: An expert review