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Consumer Behavior, Trust, and Electronic Word-of-Mouth Communication: Developing an Online Purchase Intention Model

Consumer Behavior, Trust, and Electronic Word-of-Mouth Communication: Developing an Online Purchase Intention Model
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Author(s): Francesca Di Virgilio (University of Molise, Italy)and Gilda Antonelli (University of Sannio, Italy)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 23
Source title: Social Media for Knowledge Management Applications in Modern Organizations
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Francesca Di Virgilio (University of Molise, Italy)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2897-5.ch003

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Abstract

Social media platforms have become a major forum for consumers to interact with firms and other individuals. Drawing on both the customer-dominant logic and the theory of planned behavior, the present chapter aims to advance understanding and encourage research on the variables that drive consumers' online purchase intention. Al though there is a general agreement in recognizing the importance of social media platforms as a source of information about consumer behavior, a complete theorization of the variables that affect the relation between behavioral intention and online purchase intention is still lacking. The proposed theoretical model is an extension of the theory of planned behavior and incorporates trust and electronic word-of-mouth communication as part of the customers' online purchase intention. Finally, the theoretical and managerial implications are further discussed.

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