Effects of Flexibility and Interactivity on the Perceived Value of and Satisfaction with E-Commerce (Evidence from Indonesia)

Purwanto () and Kuswandi
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Purwanto: Supratman University
Kuswandi: Mahardhika University

Tržište/Market, 2017, vol. 29, issue 2, 139-159

Keywords: Purpose – The purpose of the present study was to analyze the effect of flexibility and interactivity on perceived utilitarian value and hedonic value, ultimately determining the satisfaction level of e-commerce users. Design/Methodology/Approach – Data were analyzed by using the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with AMOS 18. A sample of e-commerce users were taken by using the incidental sampling technique. A total of 650 respondents participated, forming the sample and the usable size was 415 after the screening process.Findings and implications – First: flexibility (navigation, comfort, and the substitutability of personal examination) had an effect on utilitarian value, but not hedonic value; second, interactivity (controllability, synchronicity, and bi-directionality) had an effect on utilitarian value and hedonic value; third, perceived value had an effect on satisfaction. E-tailers should allocate their resources appropriately, combining the qualities of utilitarian and hedonic values on their website proportionally (powerfully and stylishly) well to improve the overall perceived value. When a company has limited resources, the trade-off of utilitarian and hedonic values should be well-considered. For example, adding more interesting and easy-to-understand features, such as a more flexible and interactive live chat, would make it easier for consumers to select products/services as if performing off-line transactions. Limitations – Despite the justification in the literature for using ethnicity- and region-based samples in Indonesia for Internet-related studies, those samples may not reflect the actual overall population of online consumers worldwide. Originality – This paper develops an interactivity model by adding the flexibility construct to increase the perceived value in e-commerce supported by the latest literature and some important recommendations for further research.; flexibility; interactivity; utilitarian value; hedonic value; satisfaction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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