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@article{1308355, author = {Jade, Radhika and Molková, Tatiana and Kvizda, Martin}, article_number = {2}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrtpm.2015.03.001}, keywords = {Traveler empowerment; Railway company image; Service quality; Travel convenience; Relevant travel information; Traveler involvement}, language = {eng}, issn = {2210-9706}, journal = {Journal of Rail Transport Planning & Management}, title = {Role of railways in empowering travelers: A case study from the Czech Republic}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210970615000049}, volume = {5}, year = {2015} }
TY - JOUR ID - 1308355 AU - Jade, Radhika - Molková, Tatiana - Kvizda, Martin PY - 2015 TI - Role of railways in empowering travelers: A case study from the Czech Republic JF - Journal of Rail Transport Planning & Management VL - 5 IS - 2 SP - 31-49 EP - 31-49 PB - Elsevier SN - 22109706 KW - Traveler empowerment KW - Railway company image KW - Service quality KW - Travel convenience KW - Relevant travel information KW - Traveler involvement UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210970615000049 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210970615000049 N2 - The Czech Republic opened up its monopolistically dominated railway market to private operators in 2003. Even after 10 years, open-access competition in the passenger railway sector is in evidence only in the Prague–Ostrava route, where the three major operators include the national incumbent, České dráhy and two private players, RegioJet & LEO Express. In this paper, we study the effect of this emerging competition in Prague–Ostrava corridor by recording perceptions of 586 travelers about the services of the operators. We do an in-depth literature review and analyse our survey findings using five major ‘railway constructs’, viz. railway company image, service quality factor, travel convenience, relevant travel information, and traveler involvement, and their conceptual relationships in explaining the latent construct, traveler empowerment. Finally, the proposed theoretical construct relationships are statistically tested using structural equation modeling method based on Partial Least Squares (PLS). Also, by individually establishing traveler empowerment models for the three operators, a varying degree of empowerment is calculated with a variance of 91%, 90% and 94% for ČD, RJ and LE, respectively. Based on the findings, we conclude that ‘traveler empowerment’ is an enduring and distinct marketing strategy for all the three passenger railway operators in Czech Republic. ER -
JADE, Radhika, Tatiana MOLKOVÁ and Martin KVIZDA. Role of railways in empowering travelers: A case study from the Czech Republic. \textit{Journal of Rail Transport Planning \&{} Management}. Elsevier, 2015, vol.~5, No~2, p.~31-49. ISSN~2210-9706. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrtpm.2015.03.001.
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