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Towards Better Understanding of Electronic Music Festivals Motivation

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  • Danijela Ferjanić Hodak Goran Belošević Antonio Vlahov

    (Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia. Gold Entertainment Management Agency. Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.)

Abstract

Electronic music festivals became one of the most successful forms of tourism for young adults. In the paper, authors aimed to explored the motivation and the perception of the potential visitors of electronic music festivals in Croatia and to identify the key dimensions of electronic music festivals. Instrument used for the primary research was a structured on-line questionnaire distributed among students of the University of Zagreb. In total, 350 questionnaires were collected and analyzed. Factor analyses resulted with three factors concerning motivation (music and fun, travel, socialization). Motives with the highest mean value are closely related with the core of electronic music festival offer, but other motives should not be neglected. Paper provides several recommendations for the improvement of electronic music festival offer and suggest the direction and possibilities for the future research. JEL Classification: L83, G14, L82

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  • Danijela Ferjanić Hodak Goran Belošević Antonio Vlahov, 2020. "Towards Better Understanding of Electronic Music Festivals Motivation," Zagreb International Review of Economics and Business, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb, vol. 23(2), pages 141-154, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:zag:zirebs:v:23:y:2020:i:2:p:141-154
    DOI: 10.2478/zireb-2020-0018
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    • L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism
    • G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading
    • L82 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Entertainment; Media

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