Consumer risk perception of online food delivery during the COVID-19 Movement Control Order (MCO) in Malaysia
Malaysia’s online food delivery (OFD) has developed into a vibrant scene. Urban dwellers are slowly getting used to the idea of OFD services as the new normal for eating out at the times of COVID-19. During the movement control order (MCO), government initiatives and movement restrictions propelle...
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| author | Poon, Wai Chuen Tung, Serene En Hui |
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| description | Malaysia’s online food delivery (OFD) has developed into
a vibrant scene. Urban dwellers are slowly getting used to the idea of OFD services as the new normal for eating out at the times of COVID-19. During the movement control order (MCO), government initiatives and movement restrictions propelled OFD services into the limelight, allowing locals the opportunity to support their favorite local businesses. Using model goal-directed behavior (MGB), this study investigated the effect of consumers’ perceived risk (e.g., performance risk, privacy risk, financial risk, physical risk, and COVID-19 risk) on their use of OFD services. The results of the partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) analysis of 339 responses indicates that perceived risk negatively affects consumers’ desire to use OFD services, while perceived physical risk and COVID-19
risk negatively affect their intention to use OFD services. Further, the study uncovers the moderating role of perceived risk in the relationship between desire and intention. This study offers insights to OFD service providers in formulating new business strategies and propositions for business growth and consumer retention in the post-pandemic world. |
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| spelling | sunway-19762022-04-13T01:21:16Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/1976/ Consumer risk perception of online food delivery during the COVID-19 Movement Control Order (MCO) in Malaysia Poon, Wai Chuen Tung, Serene En Hui BF Psychology H Social Sciences (General) Malaysia’s online food delivery (OFD) has developed into a vibrant scene. Urban dwellers are slowly getting used to the idea of OFD services as the new normal for eating out at the times of COVID-19. During the movement control order (MCO), government initiatives and movement restrictions propelled OFD services into the limelight, allowing locals the opportunity to support their favorite local businesses. Using model goal-directed behavior (MGB), this study investigated the effect of consumers’ perceived risk (e.g., performance risk, privacy risk, financial risk, physical risk, and COVID-19 risk) on their use of OFD services. The results of the partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) analysis of 339 responses indicates that perceived risk negatively affects consumers’ desire to use OFD services, while perceived physical risk and COVID-19 risk negatively affect their intention to use OFD services. Further, the study uncovers the moderating role of perceived risk in the relationship between desire and intention. This study offers insights to OFD service providers in formulating new business strategies and propositions for business growth and consumer retention in the post-pandemic world. Taylor & Francis Group 2022 Article PeerReviewed Poon, Wai Chuen and Tung, Serene En Hui (2022) Consumer risk perception of online food delivery during the COVID-19 Movement Control Order (MCO) in Malaysia. Journal of Foodservice Business Research. pp. 1-21. ISSN 1537-8020 http://doi.org/10.1080/15378020.2022.2054657 doi:10.1080/15378020.2022.2054657 |
| spellingShingle | BF Psychology H Social Sciences (General) Poon, Wai Chuen Tung, Serene En Hui Consumer risk perception of online food delivery during the COVID-19 Movement Control Order (MCO) in Malaysia |
| title | Consumer risk perception of online food delivery during the COVID-19 Movement Control Order (MCO) in Malaysia |
| title_full | Consumer risk perception of online food delivery during the COVID-19 Movement Control Order (MCO) in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Consumer risk perception of online food delivery during the COVID-19 Movement Control Order (MCO) in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Consumer risk perception of online food delivery during the COVID-19 Movement Control Order (MCO) in Malaysia |
| title_short | Consumer risk perception of online food delivery during the COVID-19 Movement Control Order (MCO) in Malaysia |
| title_sort | consumer risk perception of online food delivery during the covid-19 movement control order (mco) in malaysia |
| topic | BF Psychology H Social Sciences (General) |
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