Customer Satisfaction, Trust and Loyalty in EC

  • Published : 2005.12.01

Abstract

The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between website environmental characteristics (website characteristics, user characteristics, and external environments), satisfaction, trust and loyalty in tourism e-business (EC). The following results were determined by verifying five hypotheses using LlSREL. Website environments partially support perceived satisfaction and also perceived trust. Satisfaction has a strong effect upon perceived trust while satisfaction doesn't affect perceived loyalty. Trust significantly impacts perceived loyalty in tourism e-business (EC).

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