Market-Tržište, Vol. 29 No. 2, 2017.
Prethodno priopćenje
https://doi.org/10.22598/mt/2017.29.2.139
Effects of Flexibility and Interactivity on the Perceived Value of and Satisfaction with E-Commerce (Evidence from Indonesia)
Purwanto P.
; Supratman University, Surabaya, Indonesia
Kuswandi K.
; Mahardhika University, Surabaya, Indonesia
Sažetak
Purpose – The purpose of the present study was to analyze the effect of flexibility and interactivity on perceived utilitarian value and hedonic value, ultimately determining the satisfaction level of e-commerce users.
Design/Methodology/Approach – Data were analyzed by using the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with AMOS 18. A sample of e-commerce users were taken by using the incidental sampling technique. A total of 650 respondents participated, forming the sample and the usable size was 415 after the screening process.
Findings and implications – First: flexibility (navigation, comfort, and the substitutability of personal examination) had an effect on utilitarian value, but not hedonic value; second, interactivity (controllability, synchronicity, and bi-directionality) had an effect on utilitarian value and hedonic value; third, perceived value had an effect on satisfaction. E-tailers should allocate their resources appropriately, combining the qualities of utilitarian and hedonic values on their website proportionally (powerfully and stylishly) well to improve the overall perceived value. When a company has limited resources, the trade-off of utilitarian and hedonic values should be well-considered. For example, adding more interesting and easy-to-understand features, such as a more flexible and interactive live chat, would make it easier for consumers to select products/services as if performing off -line transactions.
Limitations – Despite the justification in the literature for using ethnicity- and region-based samples in Indonesia for Internet-related studies, those samples may not reflect the actual overall population of online consumers worldwide.
Originality – This paper develops an interactivity model by adding the flexibility construct to increase the perceived value in e-commerce supported by the latest literature and some important recommendations for further research.
Ključne riječi
flexibility; interactivity; utilitarian value; hedonic value; satisfaction
Hrčak ID:
190847
URI
Datum izdavanja:
18.12.2017.
Posjeta: 2.050 *