Services purchased at brick and mortar versus online stores, and shopping motivation
Services purchased at brick and mortar versus online stores, and shopping motivation
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在实体店购买的服务与在线商店购买的服务以及购物动机
DOI:
10.1108/08876040710746552
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发表时间:
2007
影响因子:
3.9
通讯作者:
G. Ganesh
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文献类型:
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作者:
Rajasree K. Rajamma;A. Paswan;G. Ganesh
Purpose – This study seeks to explore the idea that consumers select a particular shopping mode – i.e. bricks and mortar versus online outlet – based on their perceptions about whether a product or service is best bought from one or the other. It aims to posit that this perception is associated with the importance allocated to various shopping motivation dimensions.Design/methodology/approach – Data for this study were collected using a self‐administered mail survey from 689 internet‐enabled US households. They represent a 28 percent response from 2,500 households that received the survey. Extensive non‐response analysis ruled out serious bias in the data.Findings – The results from this empirical study suggest that different shopping motivations indeed influence perceptions of service type and shopping mode congruence differently. In addition, the results also suggest that services are more likely to be associated with the online shopping mode, whereas more tangible products are likely to be associated w...