英文摘要 |
This study focuses on understanding the consumer behaviors in terms of using the smartphone during dining in the restaurant. In addition, the purposes of this study are to realize the restauranteurs' point of view of smartphone in the restaurant business, and the study examined the impacts of smartphones on the restaurant performances. The depth interviews, focus groups interviews, observation, and experiments were used to collect qualitative data in combinative restaurant in two months. Based on the results of interviews, the experiment was conducted by manipulating the extracted variables in three months. The results found that the smartphones impact significantly on customer dining behaviors and restaurant performance. Although the smartphones did increase the restaurant business performances, they have changed the interpersonal relationships to be alienated. Both dining etiquette and marketing issues were found impact on the restaurant performance simultaneously. The prohibition of using smartphone in restaurants won't decrease the purchase intentions. The implications of this study can aid restaurateurs to increase performance in terms of restaurant management. |