• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.1-23
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• 2016

Social commerce (s-commerce) is a subset of e-commerce and uses social media for social interactions. Although s-commerce has been rapidly growing, disputes between some s-commerce firms and their consumers often occur over issues such as poor customer services, incorrect product information, and late refunds. In order for s-commerce to continuously grow, s-commerce firms need to build consumer-trust in their transaction process to minimize their consumers' uncertainty. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between the multidimensional trust (ability, integrity, benevolence) and the intention of continuous use of s-commerce. Moreover, this study presents antecedent factors needed for trust-building by applying the characteristics of s-commerce, and verifies the relations between the variables. We test and validate the research model and related hypotheses using structural equation modeling based on a survey done on 428 people who have previous experience with s-commerce. The result shows that trust has positive effect on the intention of continuous use, and verifies the necessity of the antecedent factors (social presence, assurance, informativeness, economic feasibility, and seller reputation) for trust-building. This study provides strategy for the continuous growth of s-commerce, and suggests theoretical implication that explains the relationship between the characteristics of s-commerce and consumers.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.77-98
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• 2017

The development of mobile social networking service (SNS) triggers the growth of social commerce industry. Customers rely considerably on electronic word of mouth (eWOM) to make purchasing decisions. Thus, SNS is an important commercial platform that offers attractive opportunities and challenges to firms. This study sheds light on the role of SNS as a social commerce platform by focusing on WeChat, the most popular SNS in China. This study identifies three different types of trust based on SNS that customers perceive in the context of social commerce. These types of trust are contents trust, source trust, and platform trust. This study suggests the antecedents and consequences of each trust. Our results prove that eWOM intention relies on contents trust and source trust, whereas purchase intention depends on contents trust, source trust, and platform trust. This study also finds that contents trust is positively influenced by source trust and platform trust. Finally, the result verifies the key antecedents of each trust, namely, vividness and timeliness for contents trust, competence, benevolence, and integrity for source trust, and instrumental need and social need for platform trust. The discussion and implications on the findings are provided.

• Journal of Korea Trade
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• 제25권7호
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• pp.75-91
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• 2021

Purpose - Social commerce (SC) is the growth of social media highlighting the e-commerce transactions and currently, the greatest challenges of e-commerce have attracted the influence of trust in social commerce intention (SCI). Based on the challenge, the study's purpose is to discover the effect of social support (informational and emotional support) on the SCI. The study also explores the mediation effect of trust and the moderation impact of culture between the USA and Korea. Design/methodology - This study used a sample of 482 surveys filled out by online shoppers from the US and Korea, two countries with divergent cultural values. Structural equation modelling (SEM) is used to analyze the hypothetical paths. In addition, bootstrapping and multi-group analysis are perform to view mediation and moderation effects respectively. Findings - The results of our study shows that both informational and emotional support significantly influences trust and SCI. Our results also supports the mediating effect of trust in social support and the moderating effect of culture in forming SCI. Originality/value - Our empirical results provide important information to businesses formulating cross-cultural SC strategies. This will help SC companies to analyze the aspects of customer trust through social support, which in turn will increase SCI and thereby established a competitive position for SCs. Our results will also be holistic directions for SC vendors in cross-cultural settings, which will offer important social and economic contributions to the sustainable growth of SC's business.

• 한국산업정보학회논문지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.39-50
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• 2019

본 연구는 소셜 커머스를 통해 소비자들이 지각하는 혜택을 선행연구의 주장을 근거로 사회적, 확신적, 경제적, 고객화 혜택으로 분류하고자 한다. 또한 이러한 소셜 커머스의 관계혜택이 각각 신뢰와 몰입에 미치는 영향, 신뢰와 몰입이 고객 충성도에 미치는 영향에 대해서도 알아보고자 한다. 그리고 신뢰와 고객충성도의 관계, 몰입과 고객 충성도의 관계는 자기결정성에 따라 어떻게 달라지는지 알아보고자 한다. 연구의 주요결과를 살펴보면 첫째, 소셜 커머스를 통해 소비자들이 지각하는 혜택 중 사회적, 확신적, 경제적, 고객화 혜택은 신뢰에 유의하게 영향을 미쳤다. 둘째, 소셜 커머스를 통해 소비자들이 지각하는 혜택 중 사회적, 확신적, 경제적, 고객화 혜택은 몰입에 유의하게 영향을 미쳤다. 셋째, 신뢰는 고객 충성도에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 넷째, 몰입은 고객 충성도에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 마지막으로, 신뢰 및 몰입이 고객충성도에 미치는 영향은 자기결정성에 의해 차이가 나는 것으로 나타났다. 마지막으로, 본 연구를 통하여 자기결정성에 따라 차별적 접근의 필요성에 대해 시사점으로 제안하였다. 이와 함께 연구결론에는 향후 연구 방향에 대해서도 기술하였다.

• 아태비즈니스연구
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.235-250
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• 2021

Purpose - This study analyzed the correlation and influence between social support, trust (seller, brand), and continuous purchase intention in C2C social commerce in China. Design/methodology/approach - To test the hypothesis, SPSS and Smart PLS 3.0 statistical packages were used based on the collected data. Findings - First, it was confirmed that social support (emotional support, informational support) had a positive effect on trust in sellers. Second, it was found that trust in sellers had a positive effect on brand trust. Third, both seller trust and brand trust have a positive effect on consumers' continuous purchase intention. Research implications or Originality - When consumers gain emotional and informational support from sellers, trust in sellers will be effectively improved. Companies wishing to improve brand credibility of their products will have to outsource the sale of their products to trusted sellers. The C2C social commerce platform should build its own trust rating system, recommend sellers with high reliability ratings, and encourage sellers to provide consumers with a lot of information about their brand.

• 한국정보시스템학회지:정보시스템연구
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.1-24
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• 2013

The main purpose of this study is to understand how the characteristics of social network services' social group can impact customer satisfaction, trust and repurchase intention. For this, this study extracts five social group factors(word of mouth effect, social interaction, collectivism, variety seeking, information seeking) based on relevant literature reviews. In addition, the study examines the moderating effects of utilitarian value on the relationships between customer satisfaction and trust and intention to repurchase. The proposed model of this study is empirically tested using survey data collected from 220 social commerce users. The results indicated that social group factors except social interaction were positively related to customer satisfaction. In addition, social group factors except social interaction and information seeking were positively related to trust. The results also showed that customer satisfaction and trust had a significant influence on intention to repurchase. The moderating effects of utilitarian value also was significant. The results of this study presented the strategic implications for social commerce firms.

• 복식문화연구
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.81-97
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• 2019

This study investigated how the image congruity of social commerce and fashion brand types affects purchase intention and how trust and price sensitivity moderate this relationship. National brands, private brands, and non-brands were used as brand types in the present study. The online survey method was used to gather the data, and 232 data samples were analyzed. The results of the research were as follows. Consumers perceived greater image congruity between social commerce and non-brands, followed by private brands and national brands. The significant perception differences were examined by comparing the mean values. There was a significant positive effect of image congruity of social commerce and non-brands on purchase intention. However, insignificant effects were found for image congruity between social commerce and private brands and national brands. In addition, trust and price sensitivity positively predicted social commerce purchase intention. A significant moderating effect of trust was found on the relationship between purchase intention and image congruity of social commerce and non-brands. A moderating effect of price sensitivity was found on the relationship between purchase intention and image congruity of social commerce and private brands. The findings of the present study offer valuable insights into social commerce concerning implementing diverse fashion brands as well as academic and practical implications.

• 한국정보시스템학회지:정보시스템연구
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.23-51
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• 2023

Purpose: Live commerce is a new type of electronic commerce in combination with live streaming services. It is expected to increase virtual presence in the context of online shopping by overcoming a lack of social interactions between sellers and buyers which have been raised as a limitation in electronic commerce. Drawing on the studies of communication media, this study examines how live commerce contributes to the increase of virtual presence which consists of telepresence and social presence. Telepresence refers to a buyer's perception that he or she is present at the physical shopping mall during live shopping streaming whereas social presence refers to a buyer's perception of social interaction with a seller which is human warm, social, sensitive, and personal. In this study, we verify key determinants of virtual presence and its consequences. More specifically, this study proposes virtual presence contributes to the increase of buyers' trust in products and further purchase intentions. Furthermore, we verify influential factors of virtual presence from the technical and influencer perspectives of live commerce. Design/methodology/approach: To test the proposed hypotheses, the partial least squares (PLS) analysis is conducted with a total of 250 data collected on users with experience in the TaoBao live streaming shopping platform. Findings: The results show that first, telepresence and social presence are increased by visibility, media richness and attractiveness in the context of live shopping streaming. Second, buyers' trust in product trust and purchase intentions are positively influenced by telepresence and social presence. Finally, buyers' trust in product has a direct, positve effect on their purchase intentions. Overall, the findings offer new insights into the studies of electronic commerce by introducting the concepts of virtual presence and media richness from the literature of communication media in the field of live commerce.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.265-275
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• 2012

본 연구는 전자상거래 및 소셜커머스 분야의 선행연구를 토대로 소셜커머스의 속성으로 명성, 가격, 이용용이성, 즐거움 등의 4가지 요인으로 도출하여 신뢰와 몰입을 매개변수로, 충성도를 종속변수로, 이용품목을 조절변수로 설정하고 연구목적을 달성하기 위하여 연구모형과 가설을 도출하였다. 연구결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 소셜커머스의 속성인 명성과 가격이 신뢰에 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 분석되었다. 둘째, 소셜커머스의 속성 중 이용 용이성을 제외한 나머지 변수는 몰입에 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 소셜커머스의 신뢰가 몰입에 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 검증되었다. 넷째, 소셜커머스의 신뢰와 몰입이 충성도에 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 다섯째, 소셜커머스의 속성이 신뢰와 몰입에 미치는 영향은 이용품목에 따라 차이가 있는 것으로 검증되었다. 본 연구결과를 토대로 소셜커머스 분야의 실무운영자들에게 소셜커머스 운영에 필요한 다양한 시사점을 제시하였다.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.464-476
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• 2021

This study empirically investigated the relationship benefits perceived by consumers from a live commerce channel and verified effects on trust in seller/product relationship and purchase intention to establish a strategy for a live commerce channel. An online survey was conducted among 204 women residing in Korea who had watched a video on fashion products shown by the NAVER Shopping channel. The perceived relational benefits from the live commerce channel were extracted into four groups: psychological, social, economic, and customerization benefits. Psychological benefits were found to have a positive effect on trust in seller but not trust in product. Social benefits and customization benefits had a positive effect on both trust in seller and product, but economic benefits had no effect. Trust in seller and in product had positive effects on purchase intention. Understanding consumer response in relation to perceived relationship benefits in live commerce can contribute strengthen consumer behavior research on live commerce channels. These results can guide fashion companies as they develop live commerce marketing strategies.