Facebook is an online social networking service and as of September 2012, Facebook has over one billion active users. In the context of the store Facebook fan pages, few studies have examined the e-service quality dimensions, information quality and interaction constructs to predict brand image, customer satisfaction and purchase intention. The study attempts to develop the research model to in...

The emergence of mobile application services and App Store has led to the explosive growth of user innovation, which users voluntarily contribute to. User innovation communities where end users freely reveal innovative ideas and needs with other community members are becoming increasingly influential in this area. However, user’s ideas in user innovation community are not enough to be new servi...

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect visual merchandising store image and purchase intention through importance factors such as front entrance product display, displays, layout organization, theme, signage/graphic, lighting sound usage. This also looked at effects on intention. Ikea Alam Sutera Indonesia used a research object because in store, elements are designed detail create ...

Ecological studies are essential for understanding the environment-diet relationship. The purpose of this study was to describe environmental conditions and their relationship with fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption among Brazilian public health service users in the city of Belo Horizonte. We evaluated food stores contained within 1600 m buffer zones at 18 Health Academy Programme sites, from...

This doctoral research in progress will examine the effect of presentation flaws of an on-line store’s web site on users’ perceived quality of the on-line store, trust in the on-line store and intention to purchase. The theoretical foundation of this research is multi-disciplinary. This study will examine several the factors that are likely to be instrumental in the formation of reputational im...

Manufacturers and retailers have chosen varied brand portfolio structures for business performance. This study surveys consumer attitudes toward manufacturers’ brands and retailers’ store brands chosen from Taiwan retailing outlets. Research findings indicate that manufacturers’ brands intensify high quality and high price strategies, pursue appropriate promotion activities, and develop brand e...