The main purpose of this research was to investigate the reciprocal nature of trust in a service provider, established through consumer involvement in value co-creation. Grounded in service-dominant logic and social exchange theory, the study used an existing consumer-generated co-creation contest by a popular U.S.-based coffee-shop brand. When examining customer involvement with value co-creation (N = 510), the covariance-based structural equation model test of recursive versus sequential trust models revealed that trust served as both a significant antecedent and an outcome of value co-creation and is reciprocal in nature. The findings provide support for trust networks as necessary condition for successful value co-creation. Finally, theoretical implications for service-dominant logic and social exchange theory are presented and practical implications discussed.

This study explored the gratification factors of event-focused social media content that affect information sharing and information trust and ultimately the intention to attend an event. It also investigated how non-content factors moderate these relationships. The findings showed that the gratification factors (i.e., informational, entertaining, remunerative, and relational) of social media content significantly influence event attendees’ intention to share information, perceived information trust, and thus their intention to attend the event. Non-contents (i.e., visual design and information overload) act as a critical moderator altering the effects of the gratification factors on attendees’ intention to share and information trust.

This research investigates the effects of different green (environmental) message types on hotel customers’ green brand image perceptions and behavioral intentions. A 2 (green message abstractness: abstract vs. concrete) x 2 (green message framing: gain vs. loss) between-subject factorial experimental design was utilized for testing the main and interaction effects of message types on green brand image. A two–way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed to test whether brand image perceptions differed across the levels of green message abstractness and green message framing. PROCESS Model was employed to test the mediating effects of messages on behavioral intentions through green brand image. The findings demonstrated that green message abstractness had a significant main effect on green brand image. Abstract green message led to a stronger effect on green brand image than the concrete one. Furthermore, green message abstractness influenced behavior intention indirectly through green brand image. However, green message framing did not yield any significant results for the direct and indirect effects.

The main purpose of this study is to understand touristification and the influence of this phenomenon on residents’ quality of life (QOL). The finding of the study will lay a foundation for further Touristification research.