How Does Value Co-Creation Behavior Affect Destination Loyalty? A Role Switching Perspective

• Feng Xu ^[1] ; Juan Tan ^[1] ; Lijun Lu ^[1] ; Shuaishuai Li ^[1] ; Lingui Qin ^[2]
  1. [1] Shandong University

     Shandong University

     China

     
  2. [2] Shenyang Agricultural University

     Shenyang Agricultural University

     China

     
• Localización: Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research, ISSN-e 0718-1876, Vol. 16, Nº. 5, 2021, págs. 1805-1826
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The concept of value co-creation brings about changes in tourists’ roles from value receivers to producers. Most existing studies take value co-creation behavior as a single dimension, ignoring the role switching of tourists. Starting from the precise constitution of value co-creation behavior, this paper, utilizing the method of structural equation modeling (SEM), discusses the mechanism of the effects of tourist participation behavior and citizenship behavior on destination loyalty through each sub-dimension of perceived value. The results showed the following: (1) The participation behavior (in-role) and citizenship behavior (extra-role) of tourists affect different value dimensions. (2) The value co-created by tourists presents a hierarchical state from the primary to the higher level. Among the types of value, novelty and social value belong to the primary level while quality, economic, knowledge, and emotional value belong to the higher level. (3) Destination loyalty is driven not only by tourist behavior (in-role) but also by citizenship behavior (extra-role). Based on the perspective of role switching, this paper establishes the theoretical framework of role switching in the era of value co-creation and proposes some strategic suggestions for marketing transformation.