Social motivation in online social shopping

efl teachers job satisfaction and social capital in relation to students’ motivation

abstract this mixed method study examines whether there is any relationship among the variables of the study (job satisfaction, social capital and motivation). the researcher considered job satisfaction and social capital as independent variables; motivation is the dependent variable of the study. the researcher applied a questionnaire to assess each variable. to measure efl teachers’ job sati...

Social Shopping: The Use of Online Social Networks to Support Shopping-oriented Decision Making

Decision making (DM) is something we all do in our daily lives. How shopping DM is conducted with the support of online social networks (OSN) has not been explored in research. Although the usage of OSN is growing rapidly, there is a poor understanding of how OSN can provide support to shopping decision makers; this research is aimed at understanding how shopping DM is conducted with the suppor...

Linking Shopping and Social Networking: Approaches to Social Shopping

Realizing Your Wishes: Alleviating Online Shopping Hesitation via Peer Consumer Review in Social Shopping Context

A large proportion of online consumers tend to abandon their virtual shopping carts instead of finalizing their purchases. In this research in progress paper, we investigate how online shopping hesitation can be alleviated to promote product sales in the context of social shopping. Particularly, we attempt to address the research gap by exploring how online review characteristics (i.e., review ...

Risky Behavior in Online Social Media: Protection Motivation and Social Influence

Online Social Media (OSM) websites have attracted millions of users by enabling them to socially interact in ways that were not possible before. While the explosion of OSM use has had many benefits, it also has a darker side where an individual's personal information can potentially be misused. This study develops and tests an empirical model based on a theoretical lens provided by Protection M...