BACKGROUND Understanding population responses to influenza helps optimize public health interventions. Relevant theoretical frameworks remain nascent. PURPOSE To model associations between trust in information, perceived hygiene effectiveness, knowledge about the causes of influenza, perceived susceptibility and worry, and personal hygiene practices (PHPs) associated with influenza. METHODS...

Trust is a critical component in effective collaboration, decision-making and negotiation. The goal of effective team leaders should be to send signals and messages that increase trust. We attempt to determine if signals can vary perceptions of trustworthiness and if nonverbal behaviors, such as the voice, contain indicators of trust. In order to investigate the relationship between trust and v...

How well can experienced Internet shoppers detect new forms of seller deception on the Internet? This study examines consumer evaluations of a real commercial web site and a fraudulent site that imitates it. The forged site contains malicious manipulations designed to increase trust in the site, decrease perceived risk, and ultimately increase the likelihood that visitors would buy from it. Bes...

Acknowledgement I am greatly indebted to Omar El Sawy and Ann Majchrzak for their guidance and suggestion, and I would like to thank Ricky Lim and Raymond for their help with the data analysis. Abstract Consumers' trust in their online transactions is vital for the sustained progress and development of electronic commerce. Our paper proposes that in addition to known factors of trust such a ven...

M-Internet and M-Government have received a considerable adoption rate among Saudi users. Drawing on the perspectives of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2), trust, and perceived risk, this research examines the consumer adoption of M-Internet and MGovernment. This study will reflect upon a number of studies in different countries that tested UTAUT2 variables in addi...

Mobile banking has been considered to be one of the most value-added and important mobile services currently available. Considering the fact that the penetration of this technology is undefined well, particularly in developing country, this study clarified the role of trust as a mediating variable in mobile banking environment. An empirical study was undertaken in Indonesia and the data of 100 ...

We built a research model based on a benefit–risk paradigm, and tested the moderating effects of trust propensity and gender in relationship to the impacts of perceived benefits and risks on user online behavior. Results showed that gender moderated the impact of perceived benefit on one’s intention to purchase. Trust propensity was found to moderate the relationship between perceived risk and ...

It is commonly believed that good security improves trust, and that the perceptions of good security and trust will ultimately increase the use of electronic commerce. In fact, customers’ perceptions of the security of e-payment systems have become a major factor in the evolution of electronic commerce in markets. In this paper, we examine issues related to e-payment security from the viewpoint...

Enhanced telecommunication technologies have enabled Taiwan government to provide businesses and citizens with integrated information and online services. Such technology-based services, often referred to e-government, have substantially advanced the efficiency and accessibility of public services. While the benefits of e-government are widely recognized, the use of online services remains low....

The aim of this paper is to investigate the impact of individual dimensions of perceived service quality on customer satisfaction, trust and loyalty in e-commerce settings. Empirical results indicate that the perceived service quality has positive direct effects on both customer satisfaction and trust. The results also show that customer satisfaction appears to have a positive direct effect on ...