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http://dx.doi.org/10.12940/jfb.2016.20.6.32

Impacts of Information Source and E-service Quality on Mobile Shopping Behavior in KakaoTalk  

Yi, Kyong-Hwa (Dept. of Clothing and Textiles, The Catholic Univ. of Korea)
Jeon, Sua (School of Business Administration, Texas Wesleyan University)
Kim, HaeJung Maria (Dept. of Merchandising & Digital Retailing, University of North Texas)
Forney, Judith (Dept. of Merchandising & Digital Retailing, University of North Texas)
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Journal of Fashion Business / v.20, no.6, 2016 , pp. 32-51 More about this Journal
Abstract
KakaoTalk has become a reputed mobile social network and an inseparable part of people's lives by leading the mobile industry in South Korea. However, there is a lack of studies in academia regarding perception of the consumers and assessment toward the mobile marketing and services by KakaoTalk. Based on the theoretical orientation of Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM: Petty & Cacioppo, 1986) and electronic service quality (E-S-QUAL: Parasuraman, Zeithaml, & Malhotra, 2005), this study investigates the effects of information sources (Charles & Richard, 1988), and examines the consumer perception toward the service quality of KakaoTalk. A total of 209 responses were collected, using a self-administered survey in Seoul and Gyeonggi province, South Korea from March 2015 to June 2015. A seven-point Likert scale survey was developed to measure the information sources (i.e., argument quality, post popularity, and post attractiveness), electronic service quality (i.e., efficiency, fulfillment, privacy, and system availability), attitude (i.e., usefulness, preference, and overall attitude), and behavioral intention (i.e., like intention, share intention, and purchase intention). This study reveals a consensus that an online environment is different from the traditional retail context in terms of information source and service quality. Specifically, the results indicate that argument quality greatly impacts the attitudes of the individuals and their behavioral intention toward mobile shopping via social media channel. The most powerful factor among E-S-QUAL is "efficiency." This dimension of service quality influences the customer perception of usefulness and preference as well as share and like intention toward mobile shopping on KakaoTalk.
Keywords
ELM; E-S-QUAL; KakaoTalk; Mobile; Social Media;
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