Does gender affect media choice in travel information search? On the use of mobile Internet

Okazaki, Shintaro; Hirose, Masataka

doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2008.12.012

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“…M a n u s c r i p t 16 Finally, our study also confirms the influence of gender and age in the online informationseeking profiles of travellers [18,68]. Males tend to prioritize satisfaction of information needs related to destination information (in terms of transportation and weather) through informal information sources; females also emphasise on transportation and weather travel information, but they do not attribute any core preference to a specific type of online information source.…”

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“…In this process, several factors intervene, such as trust on the accumulated information from the online information source [15] and personal elements (e.g. age, gender and online information literacy capacities [16][17][18]), which impact the selection of information sources and the overall satisfaction of information needs. Extant tourism information-seeking studies have concluded that information search may be conceptualized as a series of interrelated activities (e.g.…”

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Explaining travellers online information satisfaction: A complexity theory approach on information needs, barriers, sources and personal characteristics

Kourouthanassis

Mikalef

Pappas

et al. 2017

Information & Management

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Please cite this article as: P.E. Kourouthanassis, P. Mikalef, I.O. Pappas, P. Kostagiolas, Explaining travellers online information satisfaction: a complexity theory approach on information needs, barriers, sources and personal characteristics, Information and Management (2017), http://dx.doi.org/10. 1016/j.im.2017.03.004 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.

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Explaining travellers online information satisfaction: A complexity theory approach on information needs, barriers, sources and personal characteristics

Kourouthanassis

Mikalef

Pappas

et al. 2017

Information & Management

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“…In contrast, in the context of mobile internet usage, Okazaki and Hirose (2009) found significant differences between males and females in terms of their satisfaction from, ATT toward and habitual use of the mobile internet, suggesting that female respondents gave higher importance to these constructs in the mobile internet context. Finally, Morris et al (2005) did not find any significant gender differences in the determinants of technology use.…”

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“…A considerable number of studies (e.g., Dong and Zhang, 2011) have reported that gender influences consumers' perceptions of the adoption of information technology. Some of these studies have examined the moderating effects of gender on the adoption and the usage of innovative IS including m-banking (Riquelme and Rios, 2010), m-commerce (Faqih and Jaradat, 2015), and the mobile internet (Okazaki and Hirose, 2009), and the impact of gender differences on adopting new technologies has been recognized as an important factor by academics and practitioners alike (Faqih and Jaradat, 2015). Riquelme and Rios (2010) examined gender as a moderating variable in m-banking services adoption and concluded that ease of use has a stronger influence on female respondents than male respondents, whereas relative advantage has a stronger effect on the perception of usefulness by male respondents.…”

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Mobile banking services adoption in Pakistan: are there gender differences?

Glavee-Geo¹,

Shaikh

Karjaluoto

2017

IJBM

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Abstract:Purpose -This study provides comprehensive insight into the deciding factors affecting an individual's intention to adopt mobile banking (m-banking) services in Pakistan.Design/methodology/approach -A survey approach was used with a sample of 189 responses from across Pakistan. Multi-group analysis was performed in order to detect gender differences among men and women in the process of adopting m-banking.Findings -The paper found support for the positive effect of perceived behavioral control (PBC) and attitudes (ATT) toward m-banking adoption intentions. Significant differences between men and women were found to affect social norms (SN) on adoption intention, even though the combined sample of men and women was insignificant. The effect of SN on mbanking adoption is stronger for women than for men. Interestingly, our paper provides contradictory findings on the role of PBC on adoption intention. The effect of PBC on mbanking adoption intention was found to be significantly stronger for men than for women.Practical implications -The results present implications of consumer behavior and marketing communication for bank marketing. Although men and women do not differ in their ATT towards m-banking service adoption in general, the succinct nuance between men and women in terms of the influence of SN and PBC with adoption intention calls for a strategic reorientation of how men and women as consumers of m-banking services should be appropriately segmented, targeted and communicated to. The formulation of marketing strategies to target potential consumers and to reinforce the usefulness of m-banking to existing consumers should not be 'one size fits all'. The marketing of m-banking services to segments of men and women should be approached strategically in order to increase adoption rates in developing/emerging economies.Originality/value -This is the first study on m-banking services adoption in Pakistan to examine the role of gender in the innovation adoption process. The differences between the two genders and the insightful results that we found in our study help shed light on the uniqueness of the context. This study is also one of the first to test a combined TAM and TPB model in the context of m-banking adoption in a developing country using a variance-based modeling technique.

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“…In addition to this, the development of mobile Internet networks, low cost and the extensive availability of wireless Internet are other factors causing an increase in mobile Internet usage. Moreover, various applications (known as "apps") on smartphones enable people to stay online longer and use smartphones excessively (Okazaki & Hirose, 2009). There is a common sense among scholars that there exists a strong relation between the nomophobia levels of the younger generation and mobile Internet usage due to the inevitable combination of smartphones and the Internet (Anshari et al, 2016).…”

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The Relationship between Levels of Nomophobia Prevalence and Internet Addiction among High School Students: the factors influencing Nomophobia

Gezgin

Çakır

Yıldırım

2018

International Journal of Research in Education and Science

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between nomophobia levels of high school students and their Internet Addiction. This study also investigates the factors including duration of smartphone and mobile Internet use that trigger and create this phenomenon. In order to explore the prevalence of nomophobia among high school students, the survey model was adopted in this study. As part of this survey, 929 high school students were randomly selected among 9th to 12th graders from Turkish high schools in different socioeconomic areas of Afyon, Ankara, and Mardin provinces. In the data collection process, a demographics questionnaire was employed, as well as a nomophobia scale and Internet addiction scale. According to the results, the nomophobia levels of high school students were found to be slightly above average. Pertaining to gender differences, female students have a higher tendency to exhibit nomophobic behaviors compared to male students. Additionally, students' grade levels (which could also be considered as age) has no effect on the prevalence of nomophobia. Considering the duration of smartphone ownership, it was found that the longer the duration of smartphone usage, the higher the risk of exhibiting nomophobic behaviors. Finally, the results indicated that the higher the level of student Internet addiction, the more nomophobic behaviors they tend to exhibit.

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Does gender affect media choice in travel information search? On the use of mobile Internet

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Cited by 136 publications

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Explaining travellers online information satisfaction: A complexity theory approach on information needs, barriers, sources and personal characteristics

Explaining travellers online information satisfaction: A complexity theory approach on information needs, barriers, sources and personal characteristics

Mobile banking services adoption in Pakistan: are there gender differences?

The Relationship between Levels of Nomophobia Prevalence and Internet Addiction among High School Students: the factors influencing Nomophobia

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