التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
To follow others or be yourself? Social influence in online restaurant reviews. |
| المؤلفون: |
Li, Hengyun1 (AUTHOR) neilhengyun.li@polyu.edu.hk, Meng, Fang2 (AUTHOR) fmeng@hrsm.sc.edu, Jeong, Miyoung2 (AUTHOR) jeongm@mailbox.sc.edu, Zhang, Zili3 (AUTHOR) zilizhang@hit.edu.cn |
| المصدر: |
International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management. 2020, Vol. 32 Issue 3, p1067-1087. 21p. |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
*EMPLOYEE reviews, SOCIAL influence, RESTAURANT reviews, SOCIAL processes |
| Reviews & Products: |
YELP (Web resource) |
| مستخلص: |
Purpose: Online reviews are often likely to be socially influenced by prior reviews. This study aims to examine key review and reviewer characteristics which may influence the social influence process. Design/methodology/approach: Restaurant review data from Yelp.com are analyzed using an ordered logit model and text mining approach. Findings: This study reveals that prior average review rating exerts a positive influence on subsequent review ratings for the same restaurant, but the effect is attenuated by the variance in existing review ratings. Moreover, social influence is stronger for consumers who had a moderate dining experience or invested less cognitive effort in writing online reviews. Compared to reviewers classified by Yelp as "elite," non-elite reviewers appear more susceptible to the social influence of prior average review rating. Practical implications: This study provides guidelines for mitigating the social influence of prior reviews and improving the accuracy of online product/service ratings, which will eventually enhance business and the reputation of online review platforms. Originality/value: The findings from this study contribute to the electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) literature and social influence literature in terms of the bidirectional nature of social influence on eWOM. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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