Negative online consumer reviews: effects of different responses
Negative online consumer reviews: effects of different responses
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DOI:
10.1108/jpbm-05-2014-0611
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发表时间:
2015-03
影响因子:
5.6
通讯作者:
S. Ullrich;C. Brunner
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作者:
S. Ullrich;C. Brunner
Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the effects of different response options to a negative consumer review. When consumers buy online, they are often confronted with consumer reviews. A negative consumer review on an online shopping website may keep consumers from buying the product. Therefore, negative online consumer reviews are a serious problem for brands. Design/methodology/approach – In an online experiment of 446 participants, different response options towards a negative consumer review on an online shopping website were examined. The experimental data were analysed with linear regression models using product purchase intentions as the outcome variable. Findings – The results indicate that a positive customer review counteracts a negative consumer review more effectively than a positive brand response, whereas brand strength moderates this relationship. Including a reference to an independent, trusted source in a brand or a customer response is only a limited strategy for increasing the effe...