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dc.contributor.advisorRokkan, Aksel Ivar
dc.contributor.authorJurgutis, Paulius
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-06T08:20:07Z
dc.date.available2017-09-06T08:20:07Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2453305
dc.description.abstractNowadays, health services trade (otherwise called medical tourism) is becoming more and more popular (20% annual growth worldwide). Due to that, competition in the field is also increasing; thus, in order to stay competitive, one must understand medical tourists’ behaviour and act accordingly. With this in mind, the purpose of the research is to investigate consumer behaviour in medical tourism and analyse health service exports’ attractiveness in Lithuania. By using a case study of a local medical tourism facilitator Wellness Travels, the research investigates what changes would improve Wellness Travels’ attractiveness to their customers and competitive position in the market. A well-balanced empirical research is made, including an analysis of previous literature, semi-structured interviews with medical tourism stakeholders, secondary data from the field and a quantitative survey to (potential) medical tourists. All this is summarised through the 4P Analysis and the Theory of Planned Behaviour to bring practical conclusions that can be implemented by Wellness Travels within their international strategy. Results show that lower price, shorter waiting time and higher quality of medical treatment positively influence medical tourists’ satisfaction. At the same time, perceived behavioural control, attitudes and subjective norms towards Wellness Travels positively influence medical tourists’ behavioural intention to choose the company’s services. Furthermore, those who are younger, earning less, are living not in their home country or have been on a medical tourism trip before have a higher intention of going abroad for a medical tourism trip. Such consumer behaviour insights help the company to create a well-balanced marketing mix strategy designed to increase their competitiveness. At the same time, a theoretical basis for further research on the topic is put by proving that the Theory of Planned Behaviour can be well used to understand consumer behaviour in the medical tourism industry.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.subjectinternational businessnb_NO
dc.titleHealth services exports : case study of wellness travelsnb_NO
dc.typeMaster thesisnb_NO
dc.description.localcodenhhmasnb_NO


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