Information Seeking and Online Deal Seeking Behavior

Weidong Zhang, Xin Tian, Wu He

Source Title: Journal of Global Information Management (JGIM)27(4)

ISSN: 1062-7375|EISSN: 1533-7995|EISBN13: 9781522563730|DOI: 10.4018/JGIM.2019100107

MLA

Zhang, Weidong, et al. "Information Seeking and Online Deal Seeking Behavior." JGIM vol.27, no.4 2019: pp.147-160. http://doi.org/10.4018/JGIM.2019100107

APA

Zhang, W., Tian, X., & He, W. (2019). Information Seeking and Online Deal Seeking Behavior. Journal of Global Information Management (JGIM), 27(4), 147-160. http://doi.org/10.4018/JGIM.2019100107

Chicago

Zhang, Weidong, Xin Tian, and Wu He. "Information Seeking and Online Deal Seeking Behavior," Journal of Global Information Management (JGIM) 27, no.4: 147-160. http://doi.org/10.4018/JGIM.2019100107

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Abstract

Deal-seeking behavior is booming over the last decade. This article aims to identify online deal-seeking resources, understand the current status of online deal-seeking and identify key insights and trends for understanding online deal seeker's behaviors. The authors first conducted an in-depth review of the relevant literature including white papers, survey reports, online news articles, as well as, numerous postings on multiple deal-seeking websites. Then, a blog mining approach is used to mine relevant blog posts they found from the Internet. The article identifies different types of online deal-seeking resources and summarizes key insights and trends for understanding online deal seeker's behaviors. Online deal seeking behavior is a subject that is not well explored. The article summarizes key insights and trends for understanding online deal seeker's behaviors. Information-seeking theories are used to help explain shopper's online deal-seeking behaviors.