Summary of MBA Dissertation

SUMMARY:

The summary of this chapter deals with the introduction of the research taken by the researcher and the project aims and objectives with research questions. This chapter gives detailed information on significance of researcher study and its limitations and structure of dissertation and researcher role in project. The subsequent chapter reviews the literature of consumer behaviour, discussed by prominent authors.

Structure of MBA Dissertation

 

STRUCTURE OF DISSERTATION:

                            The structure of the research consists of five chapters. In this, chapter one deals with introduction, chapter two deals with literature review, chapter 3 deals with Research methodology, chapter 4 deals with data analysis, and chapter five deals with conclusion and bibliography. Each and every chapter has its own importance based on relevance and benefit. 

              In this research the researcher is using both primary and secondary data collection. Researcher used secondary data like books, journals, magazines and other internet resources in order to support Literature Review. Researcher used survey method for research process and to analyse the data in data analysing chapter and finally researcher draw some conclusions from the research done. The fifth chapter will demonstrate how the results from the surveys link to the literature review results. The last chapter will focus on discussing the Summary of the data acquired, the conclusions on the study and Recommendations.

 

Methods for Data Analysis in MBA Dessertation

METHODS FOR DATA ANALYSIS:

The researcher gathered data through responses given by respondents and analysed the obtained data by figuring and tabling the percentages and values. In this research the data analysed should be compared with each and every option and the majority response has been taken into consideration. By taking all 150 responses into consideration research analyse each and every question and noted the findings of all questions. By this researcher have an idea about different peoples with different age groups and their requirements in consuming a product according to their requirements and needs.

 

Research Methodology of MBA Dissertation

METHODOLOGY

TYPE OF RESEARCH

In this research researcher is going to carry a quantitative method which deals with quantitative type of data gathering form the respondents. In this research researcher gathered information from respondents by distributing questionnaire to each and every respondent. Generally research is carried by two types.

1)      Primary research

2)      Secondary Research

In general Primary research deals with face to face interviews, telephone interviews, posting mails and uploading questionnaire into internet in order to obtain up to date data. This type of research is complicate and expensive which consumes money and time to gather data. But the only advantage is deep insight of what the researcher required and to learn about the consumer behaviour in tourism.

More over Secondary research deals with data available from journals, books, and magazines which have out dated data that is completely irrelevant to carry researcher’s research. But the advantage of using this data is less cost and time.

As said by that the data gathering for research is most important step that leads researcher to know exactly about what is the problem and what should be the best solution for the problem.

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES OF DATA:

Researcher has taken both primary and secondary research methods in which the secondary data method is used to collect data from Journals, Books, Magazines and previous research papers in order support literature review. This secondary data helps researcher to gain knowledge through previous researcher’s ideas and reflections. This secondary data collection method has an advantage that saves both money and time to researcher. More over this secondary data carries disadvantage that the data collected through these techniques has instability and lack of subject due to day by day changes in global business. This method doesn’t fix the problem area and data available is inaccurate and out of date.

Researcher proceeds methodology using primary data collection method. This method gives researcher exact and up to date data which is used for further expansion. This method of collection is expensive and time consuming. Researcher carried questionnaire to different areas London and requested the people to have a questionnaire and to give their valuable information.

Aims and Objectives of the Consumer Behavior on Indian Tourism Report

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE REPORT

The research questions referred to the information that the researcher proposed to question while the objectives will focus on the problems that should be clarified in order to gather the planned information. The aims and objectives of the study included,

  1. To understand the impact of tourist destination on the consumer behavior
  2. To evaluate the factors that influence the consumer behavior while choosing India as their tourist destination
  1. To determine the effect of influence of Consumer behaviour in tourism within the perception of the customers and their behaviour.
  2. Investigate the factors influencing consumer behaviour in tourism?

 

 

Research Questions of Indian Tourism Project

 RESEARCH QUESTIONS:

In this research researcher has scheduled planning for solving the questions that `have been chosen by the researcher in order to evaluate the consumer behaviour in tourism in India. Particularly this research will try to answer the following questions. 

Following are the research questions identified for this research 

  • How consumer behavior is affected with the destination of tourism?
  • Why India can be preferred as the place for tourism against the consumer behavior?
  • What are the key factors that motivate the consumer behavior towards Indian tourism?

Problem Statement of Indian Tourism Project

PROBLEM STATEMENT:

According to the problem statement in research has its own importance which deals with present problems and possible solutions to those. This section gives the motivation of the researcher to conduct research. This section explains in detail why this research is mandatory for the researcher. This section must be treated with caution in order to give a simple and powerful solution to this problem else it will fail to justify this research.

This makes researcher to refer to the areas of problem or to capture the problem and solve them in a convincing manner, and it only complicates the problem, not a solution. There are many factors that affect consumer behavior on tourism in India. The main factor is to study the consumer behavior that deals with potential customers, and tourism that deals with the requirements of the consumer. 

 

Statistics of Indian Tourism

Arithmetical facts are an imperative instrument for the design and strategy architect not just for designing or strategy formation other than too to supervise the improvement of the proposals and assess their effects. The Ministry of Tourism carries out an yearly periodical called” India Tourism Statistics” each year providing information of international and national tourism, as well as particulars regarding the hotels advertisements and many more.

Besides a little catalogue known as “Tourism Statistics at a Glance” is too introduced, providing modified and most recent numerical facts. The department moreover approximates monthly wise Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) facts as well as Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEE) from visitors.

 

Reasons for the Popularity of Tourism in India

BACKGROUND:

REASONS FOR THE POPULARITY OF TOURISM IN INDIA

India is a nation of distinguish, edifying customs, language, climate, costume, gastronomy as well as standard of living, which differ from province to province. This harmony in assortment – seen in daily life creates it an eye-catching spot for tourists from all around the globe. (H, Bansala, 2004)

Each and every sorts of sightseeing in India have listed extraordinary progress in the most recent decade from the time when the Indian administration settled on to enhance incomes from the sightseeing segment through prognostic India as the eventual sightseer destination. 

The motive why India has been performing fine in each and every sorts of sightseeing in India is that India has for all time been acknowledged for its generosity, distinctiveness, as well as fascination characteristic that have been magnetizing overseas visitors to India in hordes. The Indian government, in order to boost tourism of various kinds in India, has established the Department of sightseeing and Culture. This department in recent times started on a movement known as ‘implausible India!’ with the intention of motivates diverse sorts of Indian sightseeing. 

The outcome in the year 2004, overseas travellers spent approximately US$ 15.3 billion for the period of their tours to India.  Being a nation with marvellous multiplicity, India possesses a plenty to present in conditions of sightseeing as well as associated actions. The multiplicity that India is renowned for guarantees that there is incredible to perform for all sightseers in India, regardless of what their wishes. 

 

India is an incredible nation with abundant traveller desirability on present. It is an absolute package that provides diverse arrays of sightseeing prospects specifically spiritual sightseeing, artistic sightseeing, nature oriented sightseeing, family sightseeing, educational sightseeing, therapeutic sightseeing, exploration sightseeing etc.

Individuals decide vacation as well as sightseeing locations to stay. There are several deliberations concerned. These are the aspects in the choice an individual creates regarding which free time as well as sightseeing location to stay. (Leisen B, 2011) They are: array of commodities as well as caters on proffer, climate as well as type of weather, individual comforts as well as experience, cost, convenience, endorsement of locations, together with by establishments for instance, convey as well as lodgings supplier, excursion operators also tour mediators and events. 

Consumer Behavior on Indian Tourism Project

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 

ENQUIRY OVERVIEW:

ABOUT INDIA:

India is habitually branded as a subcontinent since it is a different landmass, not just a state. Since it has numerous characteristics of a continent, it is not as large as one, so is not considered a continent. what on continent we can see everything is available to see in one place that is India such as various religions, region, culture, customs, traditions, languages, castes and sub castes, unique civilization, diverse geography, etc.. India put down in south Asia, flanked by Pakistan, Nepal and China. North part of India is enclosed with the largest mountain series of the world, wherever hill ravine wrap the farthest north of the 28 states of the country. Auxiliary south, plateau, stifling rainfall jungles and soiled barren region are delimited with trimming seashores. In conjunction by means of the India’s amazing topographical deviations is its ethnical assortment, the consequence to exist together of a numeral of spirituals and native ritual too. For that reason, the gargantuan holy place of southern part, effortlessly recognizable through its ornamentally curved exterior, are coupled accompanied by an immense loads of India’s decorative handicraft s and arts.

Consumer behaviour can be explained as the research of an individuals, groups or institutions and these process they use to select, secure use and array of products, services, understandings or notions to fulfil the consumer needs in the public. Consumer behaviour is chronological process, which includes different activities and the process of outcome will influence the consumer in proper direction.

Following Chapters Included in this Project report:

Chapter 1:

Reasons for the Popularity of Tourism in India

Climatic Conditions and Holiday Packages in India

Statistics of Indian Tourism

Problem Statement of Indian Tourism Project

Research Questions of Indian Tourism Project

Aims and Objectives of the Consumer Behavior on Indian Tourism Report

Research Methodology of MBA Dissertation

Methods for Data Analysis in MBA Dessertation

Structure of MBA Dissertation

Summary of MBA Dissertation

Chapter 2:

Indian Tourism Project Literature Review

Theories of Consumer Behaviour

The Andreasen’s Model

The Nicoscia Model

The Howard-Sheth Model

The Engel, Blackwell, Miniard consumer model

Consumer Decision Making Process

Integrated Theory of Self Congruity and Functional Congruity in explaining and predicting Travel Behaviour

Assessment of Tourist Decision-Making Theories

Motivation of Travel

Destination Choice and Tourist Decision Making

Models of Tourist Behaviour and Destination Choice

Destination Image in Tourist MBA Project

Consumers’ Behaviour MBA Theories Information Search and Other Factors

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

Chapter 3:

Research Methodology

Research Design

Sampling Method

How Data Gathered From the Respondents

The Questionnaire Design

Data Collection Methods

Data Analysis

Editing and Coding

Explanatory Data Analysis Methods

Chapter 4:

Analysis and Findings

CHAPTER 5:

Conclusion and Recommendations

Research Questionnaire