This study was to identify the determinants of Internet interactivity and to investigate the structural relationships between Internet interactivity, e-brand identification, relationship quality, and loyalty.
For these purposes, the author developed ...
This study was to identify the determinants of Internet interactivity and to investigate the structural relationships between Internet interactivity, e-brand identification, relationship quality, and loyalty.
For these purposes, the author developed several hypotheses and collected data from 268 users of Internet site. The data were analyzed with LISREL 8.5. The results and summary are as follows.
First, among the relationships between interactivity and identification, control and two-way communications had not an effect on identification. While, responsiveness had a significantly positive effect on an identification.
Second, among the relationships between interactivity and relationship quality(satisfaction and trust). control had a significantly positive effect on satisfaction and trust. However, two-way communications had not an effect on satisfaction and had a significantly negative effect on trust. Responsiveness had a significantly positive effect on satisfaction and trust.
Third, in the relationships between identification and relationship quality, identification had a significantly positive effect on satisfaction and trust.
Fourth, in the relationship between satisfaction and trust, satisfaction had a significantly positive effect on trust.
Fifth, in the relationships between identification and loyalty, identification had not an effect on e-brand loyalty.
Sixth, in the relationships between relationship quality and e-brand loyalty, satisfaction and trust had a significantly positive effect on e-brand loyalty.
Finally, in the relationships between interactivity and e-brand loyalty, control had an effect on e-brand loyalty indirectly through mediating role of relationship quality. And, responsiveness had a significantly positive effect on e-brand loyalty indirectly through mediating roles of identification and relationship quality.
At the end of this paper, the managerial and theoretical implications, limitations and further research directions were suggested.