Social Media Use of Small Wineries in Alsace: Resources and Motivations Analysis

Sustainability

Daria Plotkina¹  Coralie Haller¹  Tan Vo-Thanh² 

[1] Chair in Wine and Tourism, HuManiS Research Center (EA 7308), EM Strasbourg Business School, University of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France;Tourism Department, Economics-Management Faculty, Dong Nai Technology University, Bien Hoa, Vietnam;

关键词: acceptance and use of technology;    French wineries;    social media usage;    strategic alignment;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su13158149

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Social media (SM) plays an increasingly important role in small and medium businesses, including wineries. However, little is known about the managerial adoption and use of SM by wineries. This study aims to understand wineries’ SM usage by analysing their strategic objectives of SM usage and main differences in relation to their SM usage, as well as establishing factors contributing to SM usage. The unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) framework (performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, and facilitating conditions) is discussed together with additional explanatory factors relevant in the studied context (attitude toward SM, self-efficacy, and anxiety). A quantitative survey of 78 wineries from the Alsace wine region of France was conducted. The results show that SM is currently used by a majority of wineries, but that strategic alignment is missing. There are significant differences in SM usage according to winery size, export orientation, and winemakers’ profiles. The results also confirm that wineries need resources and knowledge to use SM more extensively.

【 授权许可】

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