Abstract
On-line consumer reviews, functioning both as informants and as recommenders, are important in making purchase decisions and for product sales. Their persuasive impact depends on both their quality and their quantity. This paper uses the elaboration likelihood model to explain how level of involvement with a product moderates these relationships. The study produces three major findings: (1) the quality of on-line reviews has a positive effect on consumers' purchasing intention, (2) purchasing intention increases as the number of reviews increases, and (3) low-involvement consumers are affected by the quantity rather than the quality of reviews, but high-involvement consumers are affected by review quantity mainly when the review quality is high. These findings have implications for on-line sellers in terms of how to manage on-line consumer reviews.
Keywords
PurchasingQuality (philosophy)BusinessMarketingProduct (mathematics)Product lineElaboration likelihood modelAdvertisingPsychologySocial psychologyPersuasion
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- Year
- 2007
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 125-148
- Citations
- 2016
- Access
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Do-Hyung Park,
Jumin Lee,
Ingoo Han
(2007).
The Effect of On-Line Consumer Reviews on Consumer Purchasing Intention: The Moderating Role of Involvement.
International Journal of Electronic Commerce
, 11
(4)
, 125-148.
https://doi.org/10.2753/jec1086-4415110405
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- DOI
- 10.2753/jec1086-4415110405