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A Meta-Analytic Structural Equation Model for understanding Social Commerce Adoption
Information Systems Frontiers
  • Anand Jeyaraj, Wright State University - Main Campus
  • Yogesh K. Dwivedi
  • Elvira Ismagilova
  • Prianka Sarker
  • Yassine Jadil
  • Laurie Hughes
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-4-2021
Abstract

Social commerce (s-commerce) has gained prominence with advances in social media and social networking technologies over the last decade. Prior research has employed diverse theoretical perspectives to understand and explain consumer behavior within s-commerce but has also produced inconsistent results. This study integrates different theoretical perspectives including trust, social support, and social presence. The research portrays an integrated research model involving factors that impact behavioral intention and use behavior of s-commerce consumers whilst synthesizing prior empirical findings. A meta-analytic structural equation modeling (MASEM) method was used to synthesize 189 findings reported in 68 s-commerce studies and to analyze the structural model. Our findings show that trust and informational support have positive effects on behavioral intention while trust and emotional support have positive effects on use behavior. Furthermore, our findings highlight that behavioral intention influences use behavior and mediates the effect of trust and informational support on use behavior. The implications for research and practice are discussed in detail.

DOI
10.1007/s10796-021-10172-2
Citation Information
Anand Jeyaraj, Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Elvira Ismagilova, Prianka Sarker, et al.. "A Meta-Analytic Structural Equation Model for understanding Social Commerce Adoption" Information Systems Frontiers (2021) ISSN: 13873326
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/anand-jeyaraj/64/