Consumers' Experiences With E -Commerce Technologies: Three Essays
Lloyd, Susan M.
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Description
Title
Consumers' Experiences With E -Commerce Technologies: Three Essays
Author(s)
Lloyd, Susan M.
Issue Date
2002
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Monroe, Kent B.
Department of Study
Business Administration
Discipline
Business Administration
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Business Administration, Marketing
Language
eng
Abstract
Essay three explores the effect of online shipping charges on consumers' e-commerce purchase decisions. (Such purchase decisions relate in part to two of the three shared understandings: trust/control and success.) Two experiments were conducted with college students using a simulated e-commerce website. The first experiment examined how the amount of the shipping charge and the way it is framed (bundled with or separate from the merchandise price) influence the decision to purchase a CD storage unit online or at a conventional retail store. The second experiment examined the influence of framing and online merchandise return policies on purchase decisions. Relevant theory was drawn from prospect theory and mental accounting principles.
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