Determinants of online purchase intention and moderating role of trust in social network websites in Malaysia

The rapid growth of social networking sites (SNSs) has led to a change in marketing strategies and purchase behaviour of consumers. Drawing on the Extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology, a theoretical basis for the online buying intention based trust, performance expe...

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Main Authors: Fard, Saeideh Sharifi, Tamam, Ezhar, Hassan, Md Salleh, Waheed, Moniza
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Language:English
Published: IDOSI Publications 2017
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61420/
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author Fard, Saeideh Sharifi
Tamam, Ezhar
Hassan, Md Salleh
Waheed, Moniza
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description The rapid growth of social networking sites (SNSs) has led to a change in marketing strategies and purchase behaviour of consumers. Drawing on the Extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology, a theoretical basis for the online buying intention based trust, performance expectancy, hedonic motivation, habit, social influence and effort expectancy constructs was examined. The data came from a sample of 370 students who had a prior experience in online buying. It was found that habit, hedonic motivation and performance expectancy were significant predictors of buying intention; however, effort expectancy and social influence did not significantly predict purchase intention. Habit had stronger influence on buying intention for customers with a high level of trust, whereas hedonic motivation and performance expectancy had a higher effect for customers with a low level of trust. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed.
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spelling upm-614202018-05-22T06:36:05Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61420/ Determinants of online purchase intention and moderating role of trust in social network websites in Malaysia Fard, Saeideh Sharifi Tamam, Ezhar Hassan, Md Salleh Waheed, Moniza The rapid growth of social networking sites (SNSs) has led to a change in marketing strategies and purchase behaviour of consumers. Drawing on the Extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology, a theoretical basis for the online buying intention based trust, performance expectancy, hedonic motivation, habit, social influence and effort expectancy constructs was examined. The data came from a sample of 370 students who had a prior experience in online buying. It was found that habit, hedonic motivation and performance expectancy were significant predictors of buying intention; however, effort expectancy and social influence did not significantly predict purchase intention. Habit had stronger influence on buying intention for customers with a high level of trust, whereas hedonic motivation and performance expectancy had a higher effect for customers with a low level of trust. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed. IDOSI Publications 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61420/1/Determinants%20of%20online%20purchase%20intention%20and%20moderating%20role%20of%20trust%20in%20social%20network%20websites%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Fard, Saeideh Sharifi and Tamam, Ezhar and Hassan, Md Salleh and Waheed, Moniza (2017) Determinants of online purchase intention and moderating role of trust in social network websites in Malaysia. World Applied Sciences Journal, 35 (9). 2060 - 2070. ISSN 1818-4952; ESSN: 1991-6426 https://www.idosi.org/wasj/wasj35(9)2017.htm 10.5829/idosi.wasj.2017.2060.2070
spellingShingle Fard, Saeideh Sharifi
Tamam, Ezhar
Hassan, Md Salleh
Waheed, Moniza
Determinants of online purchase intention and moderating role of trust in social network websites in Malaysia
title Determinants of online purchase intention and moderating role of trust in social network websites in Malaysia
title_full Determinants of online purchase intention and moderating role of trust in social network websites in Malaysia
title_fullStr Determinants of online purchase intention and moderating role of trust in social network websites in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Determinants of online purchase intention and moderating role of trust in social network websites in Malaysia
title_short Determinants of online purchase intention and moderating role of trust in social network websites in Malaysia
title_sort determinants of online purchase intention and moderating role of trust in social network websites in malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61420/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61420/1/Determinants%20of%20online%20purchase%20intention%20and%20moderating%20role%20of%20trust%20in%20social%20network%20websites%20in%20Malaysia.pdf