What drives Malaysian m-commerce adoption? An empirical analysis

Purpose – This study aims to empirically examine the factors that affect the consumer intention to use (IU) mobile commerce (m-commerce) in Malaysia. The five factors examined in this study are perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease-of-use (PEOU), social influence (SI), perceived cost and trust...

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Main Authors: Wei, Toh Tsu, Marthandan, Govindan, Chong, Alain Yee Loong, Ooi, Keng Boon, Arumugam, Seetharam
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Language:English
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author Wei, Toh Tsu
Marthandan, Govindan
Chong, Alain Yee Loong
Ooi, Keng Boon
Arumugam, Seetharam
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Marthandan, Govindan
Chong, Alain Yee Loong
Ooi, Keng Boon
Arumugam, Seetharam
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description Purpose – This study aims to empirically examine the factors that affect the consumer intention to use (IU) mobile commerce (m-commerce) in Malaysia. The five factors examined in this study are perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease-of-use (PEOU), social influence (SI), perceived cost and trust. Design/methodology/approach – The study sample consists of 222 respondents with a response rate of 84.09 per cent. Data were analyzed by employing correlation and multiple regression analysis. Findings – The findings revealed that PU, SI, perceived financial cost and trust are positively associated with consumer IU m-commerce in Malaysia. In addition, PEOU and trust were found to have an insignificant effect on consumer IU m-commerce in Malaysia. Research limitations/implications – The generalizability of the findings is limited as the study focuses only on Malaysia. Practical implications – Based on the findings, companies involved in m-commerce should focus on improving the usefulness of the system, trust (i.e. security and privacy protection) and reducing the cost of m-commerce services to improve the adoption of m-commerce. Originality/value – The findingsmade a contribution in terms of allowing us to understand the factors that can contribute to the adoption of mobile commerce.This study successfully extend theTAMmodel in the context of mobile commerce by incorporating one trust-based construct (trust), one behavioural control construct (perceived financial cost) and one subjective norm construct (SI). This extended TAM model provides a greater understanding of user acceptance of mobile commerce in Malaysia.
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spelling intimal-2132016-04-29T07:20:04Z http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/213/ What drives Malaysian m-commerce adoption? An empirical analysis Wei, Toh Tsu Marthandan, Govindan Chong, Alain Yee Loong Ooi, Keng Boon Arumugam, Seetharam QA76 Computer software Purpose – This study aims to empirically examine the factors that affect the consumer intention to use (IU) mobile commerce (m-commerce) in Malaysia. The five factors examined in this study are perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease-of-use (PEOU), social influence (SI), perceived cost and trust. Design/methodology/approach – The study sample consists of 222 respondents with a response rate of 84.09 per cent. Data were analyzed by employing correlation and multiple regression analysis. Findings – The findings revealed that PU, SI, perceived financial cost and trust are positively associated with consumer IU m-commerce in Malaysia. In addition, PEOU and trust were found to have an insignificant effect on consumer IU m-commerce in Malaysia. Research limitations/implications – The generalizability of the findings is limited as the study focuses only on Malaysia. Practical implications – Based on the findings, companies involved in m-commerce should focus on improving the usefulness of the system, trust (i.e. security and privacy protection) and reducing the cost of m-commerce services to improve the adoption of m-commerce. Originality/value – The findingsmade a contribution in terms of allowing us to understand the factors that can contribute to the adoption of mobile commerce.This study successfully extend theTAMmodel in the context of mobile commerce by incorporating one trust-based construct (trust), one behavioural control construct (perceived financial cost) and one subjective norm construct (SI). This extended TAM model provides a greater understanding of user acceptance of mobile commerce in Malaysia. Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/213/1/14.pdf Wei, Toh Tsu and Marthandan, Govindan and Chong, Alain Yee Loong and Ooi, Keng Boon and Arumugam, Seetharam (2009) What drives Malaysian m-commerce adoption? An empirical analysis. Industrial Management and Data Systems, 109 (3). pp. 370-388. ISSN 0263-5577 10.1108/02635570910939399
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Wei, Toh Tsu
Marthandan, Govindan
Chong, Alain Yee Loong
Ooi, Keng Boon
Arumugam, Seetharam
What drives Malaysian m-commerce adoption? An empirical analysis
title What drives Malaysian m-commerce adoption? An empirical analysis
title_full What drives Malaysian m-commerce adoption? An empirical analysis
title_fullStr What drives Malaysian m-commerce adoption? An empirical analysis
title_full_unstemmed What drives Malaysian m-commerce adoption? An empirical analysis
title_short What drives Malaysian m-commerce adoption? An empirical analysis
title_sort what drives malaysian m-commerce adoption? an empirical analysis
topic QA76 Computer software
url http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/213/
http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/213/
http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/213/1/14.pdf