Drivers of shopping online: a literature review

Consumers are increasingly adopting electronic channels for purchasing. Explaining online consumer behavior is still a major issue as studies available focus on a multiple set of variables and relied on different approaches and theoretical foundations.Based on previous research two main drivers of o...

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Main Author: Machado, Ana Teresa (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2020
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/cp/8402
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:revues.org:cp/8402
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Summary:Consumers are increasingly adopting electronic channels for purchasing. Explaining online consumer behavior is still a major issue as studies available focus on a multiple set of variables and relied on different approaches and theoretical foundations.Based on previous research two main drivers of online behavior are identified: perceived benefits of online shopping related to utilitarian and hedonic characteristics and perceived risk. Additionally, exogenous factors are presented as moderating variables of the relationship between perceived advantages and disadvantages of internet shopping and online consumer behavior.