The Role of E-Word of Mouth in the Relationship between Online Destination Image, E-satisfaction, E-Trust & E-Service Quality for International Tourists Perception

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Authors

1 Ph.D, Associate Professor Department of HR, Business College, Jadara University, Irbid, Jordan.

2 Department of Business Administration & Business College, Jadara University, Irbid, Jordan.

3 Assistant Professor, Department of HR, Business College, Jadara University, Irbid, Jordan.

4 Assistant Professor Department of Business Administration & HR, Business College, Jadara University, Irbid, Jordan.

5 Department of Business Administration, Business College, Jadara University, Irbid, Jordan.

6 PhD Candidate, Department of Management Information system, Faculty of Science & Information Technology, Cyprus International University, Nicosia, Cyprus.

Abstract

Destination Image as a development which comprises of interrelated assessments converged with general impressions and convictions dependent on data preparing from an assortment of sources after some time; little research has concentrated on picture arrangement corresponding to this kind of goal, this article explores the mediating role of Online Image on the connection between E-WOM and  E-service quality, E-satisfaction, E- trust The result of Structural equation Modelling  (AMOS) path analysis affirmed that estimation model fulfilled the necessity and evidence the solidness of things, builds and correlation. All the four conditions for estimation model was met: things stacking above 0.7; unwavering composite quality (CR) above 0.7; Average Variance Extraction (AVE) above 0.5. The scholastics and industry will profit by the usage of this examination. Likewise, the tourist industry division can draw from these outcomes as references and proposals inside the impediments of the study. Future research headings were proposed to deal with the restrictions.

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