Impact of Online Consumer Experience and Uncertainty Avoidance towards Consumer Perception in Virtual Shopping: An Empirical Study in Karachi Pakistan

Salma Ahmed and Arsalan Mujahid Ghouri
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Salma Ahmed: Facutly of Business Adminsitration, Iqra Universiy, Karachi, Pakistan.
Arsalan Mujahid Ghouri: Facutly of Business Adminsitration, Iqra Universiy, Karachi, Pakistan.

Indian Journal of Commerce and Management Studies, 2016, vol. 07, issue 2, 74-80

Abstract: Pakistan is considered as one of the developing country with a growing trend of Internet users, which is stretching over 20 million and half of them, are opt to do the virtual shopping. The ability of purchasing without leaving place is of great importance to many consumers. This paper focused on the understanding of consumer perception of adopters and non-adopters of virtual shopping, In addition, cognitive dissonance theory was tested in this study. For this purpose data were collected from 384 students from three private universities of Karachi. The paper analyzed the level of uncertainty avoidance in the cultural ground while consumer using virtual shopping. Factor analysis, correlation and multiple linear regression technique were used to analyze the hypotheses. The result of this study revealed that level of uncertainty avoidance and online consumer experience played a positive significant impact on consumer perception. Based on the results of the study, the level of uncertainty avoidance is considered vital impact on consumer perception. The study suggests benefits and convenience that consumers perceived with virtual shopping having unorthodox culture and how this can be improved to make better online consumer experience.

Keywords: Online Consumer Experiences; Uncertainty Avoidance; Consumer Perception; Perceived Usefulness; Perceived Ease of Use; Exploratory Behavior; Skills; Theory of Cognitive Dissonance; Virtual shopping in Karachi (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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