E-commerce has proliferated over the last decade due to its ease and convenience. This has resulted in a new era of shopping, where society now uses online shopping platforms on electronic devices such as cell phones, tablets, laptops, and computers to make purchases. Although e-commerce research has increased over the last ten years, there is still insufficient attention to online shopping in emerging economies.
This study contributes to the body of knowledge and the call for
studies in this area within developing economies. The study examined the
characteristics of university students in South Africa and their perceptions of
online shopping behaviour. The perception variables measured for online
shopping behaviour were functionality, risk, convenience, decision influence
and security.
The focus locale was the Eastern Cape, South Africa, an emerging
economy. The study followed a quantitative investigation employing a
questionnaire as the selected research instrument. A total of 219 university
students participated in the investigation. Furthermore, the analytical
approach entailed a statistical analysis using SPSS.
The study revealed that university students prefer online shopping
using their cell phones, with fashion being the most popular online product category
purchased. The study further explored that university students in an emerging
economy are influenced by online shopping platforms’ functionality, security,
and convenience facets. University students are reluctant to shop online if
such features are not apparent on the online shopping platform. Based on this
study's findings, practical and theoretical contributions to the academic
domain have implications for business owners trading online.
Author
(s) Details
Juliet
Townes
Department of Business Management, The University of Fort Hare,
South Africa.
Angela
Pike-Bowles
Department of Business Management, The University of Fort Hare,
South Africa.
Please see the book here:- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/mono/978-93-49238-29-9/CH2
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