Naslov
Consumer Attitudes toward Online Shopping: An Exploratory Study from Jordan

Autori
Nabot, Ahmad ; Garaj, Vanja ; Balachandran, Wamadeva

Izvornik
International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development (1947-8402) 5 (2014), 3; 13-24

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Customers’ Attitudes, Jordan, Online Shopping, Online Shopping Adoption, Online Shopping Benefits, Online Shopping Concerns

Sažetak
In the era of the diffusion of e-Commerce and its services offered to the consumers over the Internet, the Internet is commonly used by both consumers and businesses to buy and sell their goods and services worldwide. This study focuses on the factors influencing customers’ decisions and attitudes toward adopting online shopping in Jordan. The study found that online shopping in Jordan is still not very common, due to challenges and barriers that affect the diffusion of online shopping: delivery barriers, such as the lack of prepared transportation and mapping infrastructure, lack of reliable delivery system for delivering bought goods to the customers caused by the lack of postcode system and lack of knowledge and awareness about the benefits of e-Commerce among retailers and consumers. A structured questionnaire was distributed among 50 participants (university students, employees/professionals, etc.) and then the collected data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), Version 18.02. The results show that attitudes toward online shopping and intention to shop online were affected by lack of human resources, such as low level of experience in using the Internet and shopping websites for shopping, lack of developed IT infrastructure, trust in e-Retailers and online payment and delivery service concerns. However, Jordanian consumers are willing to adopt and recommend online shopping for others as an alternative way for shopping.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Računarstvo

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