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Die Bedeutung internationaler Handelsabkommen nimmt immer weiter zu und verdeutlicht dabei die Wichtigkeit sowie Dringlichkeit internationaler Zusammenarbeit, insbesondere internationaler Wirtschaftsbeziehungen zwischen den einzelnen Nationen. Der Begriff „internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehung“ meint die Gesamtheit der die Landesgrenzen überschreitenden wirtschaftlichen Handlungen von Wirtschaftssubjekten sowie auch staatliche und überstaatliche Maßnahmen und Beziehungen. Bei der Welthandelsorganisation (WTO) sind beispielsweise 301 regionale Handelsabkommen verzeichnet. Anhand des aufgeführten Diagramms zeigt sich der verstärkte jährliche Anstieg der in Kraft getretenen Handelsabkommen.
Virtual reality in the hotel industry: assessing the acceptance of immersive hotel presentation
(2019)
In the hotel industry, it is crucial to reduce the inherent information asymmetry with regard to the goods offered. This asymmetry can be minimised through the use of smartphone-based virtual reality applications (SBVRs), which allow virtual simulation of real experiences and thus enable more efficient information retrieval. The aim of the study is to determine for the first time the user acceptance of these immersive hotel presentations for assessing the performance of a travel accommodation. For this purpose, the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) was used to explain the acceptance behaviour for this new technology. A virtual reality application was specially developed, in which the participants could explore a hotel virtually. A total of 569 participants took part in the study. The structural equation model and the hypotheses were tested using a Partial Least Squares (PLS) analysis. The results illustrate that the immersive product experience leads to more efficient information gathering. The perceived usefulness significantly affects the attitude towards using the technology as well as the intention to use it. In contrast to the traditional TAM, the perceived ease of use of SBVRs has no effect on the perceived usefulness or attitude towards using the technology.
For e-commerce retailers it is crucial to present their products both informatively and attractively. Virtual reality (VR) systems represent a new marketing tool that supports customers in their decision-making process and offers an extraordinary product experience. Despite these advantages, the use of this technology for e-commerce retailers is also associated with risks, namely cybersickness. The aim of the study is to investigate the occurrence of cybersickness in the context of the customer’s perceived enjoyment and the perceived challenge of a VR product presentation. Based on a conceptual research framework, a laboratory study with 533 participants was conducted to determine the influence of these factors on the occurrence of cybersickness. The results demonstrate that the perceived challenge has a substantially stronger impact on the occurrence of cybersickness, which can only be partially reduced by perceived enjoyment. When realizing VR applications in general and VR product presentations in particular, e-commerce retailers should therefore first minimize possible challenges instead of focusing primarily on entertainment aspects of such applications.
Immer mehr Unternehmen, darunter auch viele Klein- und Mittelbetriebe, nutzen heute die Möglichkeiten einer Social Media Kommunikation. Ziel des folgenden Beitrages ist es, den Rechtsrahmen detailliert darzustellen, den es dabei zu beachten gilt. Die Ausführungen konzentrieren sich auf die wesentlichen Problemaspekte, die Verwendung von Bildern und Texten sowie auf Werbung.