Title
Value co-creation and purchase intention in social network sites : the role of electronic Word-of-Mouth and trust : a theoretical analysis
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Computers in Human Behavior
Publication Date
2-1-2014
Volume
31
First Page
182
Last Page
189
Publisher
Pergamon Press
Keywords
Electronic Word-of-Mouth (eWOM), Purchase intention, Social media, Social network sites (SNSs), Trust, Value co-creation
Abstract
This study uses the theories in trust and value co-creation to analyze how electronic Word-of-Mouth (eWOM) affects purchase intention in social network sites (SNSs). In particular, we develop a theoretical model by blending cutting-edge research in consumers' trust, value co-creation, and eWOM to study how these factors interact with each other through a systematic review. From the theoretical analysis, we note that eWOM has a direct impact on purchase intention, and has an indirect impact on purchase intention which is moderated by consumers' trust on the underlying product. eWOM also has an impact on value co-creation, and value co-creation has an effect on purchase intention. Consumers' trust on a product has an impact on value co-creation, and the message source in the SNSs moderates the impacts of eWOM on consumers' trust on a product, value co-creation, and purchase intention. This study provides a theoretical ground for future empirical research into issues related to the inter-relationship between value co-creation and eWOM within the SNS context. Practitioners can also develop a deeper understanding on developing SNS-based customer relationship management strategy from this work. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
DOI
10.1016/j.chb.2013.10.013
Print ISSN
07475632
E-ISSN
18737692
Funding Information
The work described in this paper was partially supported by a grant from the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China (Project No. G-UB98). {G-UB98}
Publisher Statement
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Additional Information
Corrigendum to this article was published in December 2015, Computers in Human Behavior, 53, 627, 10.1016/j.chb.2015.05.003
Full-text Version
Publisher’s Version
Language
English
Recommended Citation
See-To, E. W. K., & Ho, K. K. W. (2014). Value co-creation and purchase intention in social network sites: The role of electronic Word-of-Mouth and trust: A theoretical analysis. Computers in Human Behavior, 31, 182-189. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.10.013
