Recently with development of internet and e-commerce internet shopping malls are increasing rapidly. Strategic use of web site is very important for competitive advantages. So many studies have been studying internet shopping mall, but very limited st...
Recently with development of internet and e-commerce internet shopping malls are increasing rapidly. Strategic use of web site is very important for competitive advantages. So many studies have been studying internet shopping mall, but very limited studies have examined on web site characteristics. When a customer wants to purchase any products online, he or she has to investigate the details of the web-site in order not to make any mispurchase. So the web sites’ characteristics can be very important for customers to get enough information. By making the web site characteristics customer friendly and making their needs available firms can improve their customer satisfaction and purchasing intention.
Many other researchers reveal that web site characteristics greatly impact customer loyalty and even the perceived customer value. In this thesis, a quantitative analysis is conducted to find the influence of web site characteristics to customer satisfaction and purchasing intention by investigating Korean customer group. First, web site characteristics such as web site design, perceived security controls, perceived scale, reputation, service technology, and contents are the research constructs. Second, a research model and hypothesis of the influence of web site characteristics on customer satisfaction and purchasing intention were established. In order to test the hypothesis, consumers who are familiar with on-line shopping in Korea were selected in convenience sampling style. The findings of this research implies that perceived security controls, service technology, and contents are influential factors to the performance of online shopping mall, while web site design, perceived scale, and reputation do not affect relationship significantly.