Understanding Customer Motivation to Share Information in Social Commerce

Yen-Hao Hsieh, Ya-Ting Lo

Source Title: Journal of Organizational and End User Computing (JOEUC)33(6)

ISSN: 1546-2234|EISSN: 1546-5012|EISBN13: 9781799867494|DOI: 10.4018/JOEUC.20211101.oa19

MLA

Hsieh, Yen-Hao, and Ya-Ting Lo. "Understanding Customer Motivation to Share Information in Social Commerce." JOEUC vol.33, no.6 2021: pp.1-26. http://doi.org/10.4018/JOEUC.20211101.oa19

APA

Hsieh, Y. & Lo, Y. (2021). Understanding Customer Motivation to Share Information in Social Commerce. Journal of Organizational and End User Computing (JOEUC), 33(6), 1-26. http://doi.org/10.4018/JOEUC.20211101.oa19

Chicago

Hsieh, Yen-Hao, and Ya-Ting Lo. "Understanding Customer Motivation to Share Information in Social Commerce," Journal of Organizational and End User Computing (JOEUC) 33, no.6: 1-26. http://doi.org/10.4018/JOEUC.20211101.oa19

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Abstract

The gradual emergence of social commerce is enhancing the development of businesses. The opinions exchanged and information shared by each consumer in the community affects consumers’ purchasing decisions and participation behaviors. This study established a consumer information sharing model in social commerce based on the theories of social exchange and communication ecology. Data were collected from 204 respondents and PLS technique was used to analyze the data. The results indicated that reciprocity and community participation exhibited a significantly positive effect on information sharing. Reciprocity and community participation also had partial mediation effects on the consumer–community and consumer–platform relationships.