This study examined the effects of internet live streaming commerce characteristics and BJ's information source characteristics on purchase intention and moderating effects by gender for Chinese consumers who have experience using internet live stream...
This study examined the effects of internet live streaming commerce characteristics and BJ's information source characteristics on purchase intention and moderating effects by gender for Chinese consumers who have experience using internet live streaming commerce. The main findings are as follows. First, according to the usage of internet live streaming commerce, the most respondents watched less than 1 hour, and the number of purchases in the last three months is the most. Therefore, the number of purchases is not high compared to the viewing time. This means that a sufficient viewing time must be assumed in order to make a purchase through live streaming. Second, as a result of analyzing the effects of internet live streaming commerce characteristics and BJ information source characteristics on purchase intention, it was found that the usefulness of contents among internet live streaming shopping characteristics had a significant positive effect on purchase intention. The sincerity and professionalism of the characteristics of information sources have a significant positive effect on purchase intention. Among the factors affecting purchase intention, content usefulness appeared to have the biggest influence on purchase intention. Third, as a result of verifying the moderating effect of gender, a significant difference was found in the influence of consumer interaction and content usefulness on purchase intention of internet live streaming commerce. While intention increased, there was no significant impact on women. This means that in the context of Internet live streaming commerce, men are more affected by consumer interactions than women. On the other hand, as a result of examining the influence of content usefulness on purchase intention according to gender, as women's usefulness increased, purchase intention increased, while men did not find significant results. Based on the empirical results of this study, the following are the suggestions for academic and practical implications. At the academic level, live streaming commerce is a combination of BJ-led broadcasting content provision and e-commerce, so it is necessary to examine both broadcasting and commerce characteristics and BJ characteristics. I'm just looking at it in fragments. However, this study is meaningful in that it considers the effects of the characteristics of live streaming commerce and BJ information source characteristics. In addition, recent platforms such as YouTube, which have live streaming, have a structure that can actively interact with consumers in addition to the interaction with BJ. However, few studies have examined the interactivity among consumers. This study is the first study that examines the interaction between consumers in the context of live streaming commerce, and also examines the influence of consumer interaction on purchase intention according to gender. On the other hand, this study suggests that in order to raise consumer's purchase intention, it is necessary for BJ to deliver useful information about products to consumers. In addition, it is necessary to use differentiated strategies according to gender, suggesting that female consumers need to focus on developing diverse and enjoyable contents, and for male consumers, create a platform environment in which consumer interactivity can be actively performed.