Mobile Commerce App Adoption: Consumer Behavior Differences between Europe and Asia
(2014) BUSN39 20141Department of Business Administration
- Abstract
- Title:
‘Mobile Commerce App Adoption: Consumer Behavior Differences between Europe and Asia’
Research Question:
1. What are the differences between European and Asian consumer behavior of adopting m-commerce apps?
2. Why is there a different level of m-commerce app adoption between European and Asian consumers?
Research Purpose:
The purpose of this research is to investigate the reasons why consumer adoption behavior of m-commerce apps in the European market differs from those in the Asian market. Our findings will contribute to helping to raise their level of m-commerce app adoption in the European market.
Method:
This research is a qualitative study and utilizes survey as a research design. Interviews designed according to a... (More) - Title:
‘Mobile Commerce App Adoption: Consumer Behavior Differences between Europe and Asia’
Research Question:
1. What are the differences between European and Asian consumer behavior of adopting m-commerce apps?
2. Why is there a different level of m-commerce app adoption between European and Asian consumers?
Research Purpose:
The purpose of this research is to investigate the reasons why consumer adoption behavior of m-commerce apps in the European market differs from those in the Asian market. Our findings will contribute to helping to raise their level of m-commerce app adoption in the European market.
Method:
This research is a qualitative study and utilizes survey as a research design. Interviews designed according to a theoretical framework were used to collect data for analysis. The interviews were conducted in four countries: UK, Sweden, China and South Korea.
Conclusion:
Our results showed that European consumers lacked knowledge and were unable to perceive the full conveniences of using apps, compared to Asian respondents. What’s more European consumers placed a lot of importance on risks and anxieties when adopting apps. Findings showed that these differences could be explained through Hofstede’s cultural dimensions. (Less)
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- author
- Monno, Paul and Xiao, Da Zhi LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- BUSN39 20141
- year
- 2014
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Mobile commerce, m-commerce, Technology Acceptance Model, TAM Adoption Behaviour, Cultural Difference.
- language
- English
- id
- 4468608
- date added to LUP
- 2014-06-25 17:07:32
- date last changed
- 2014-06-25 17:07:32
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