Cited by 226Consumer Retail Behavior StudiesConsumer Market Behavior and PricingDecision-Making and Behavioral Economics

System design effects on online impulse buying.

Ning Shen, Kathy, Khalifa, Mohamed·2012·Internet Research

Abstract

Purpose Integrating the two‐system (reflective vs. impulsive) model and the “stimulus‐organism‐response” framework, the purpose of this paper is to construct and empirically test a model that examines online impulse buying as a phenomenon triggered by system design factors. Design/methodology/approach A laboratory experimental design with a 2×2 full factorial design involving 151 undergraduate students was used to validate the effects of system design stimuli on online impulse buying. Interactivity and vividness, two design factors, were manipulated and a fictitious VCD movie store was created, with four storefronts representing each combination of treatments. Findings A compelling and sociable virtual experience as conceptualized with telepresence and social presence has a significant effect on buying impulses over and above traditional marketing/product stimuli. Such virtual experience can be created through the usage of interactive and vivid website features. Furthermore, cognition positively moderates the relationship between buying impulse and the actual purchasing behavior. Practical implications The findings provide valuable guidance in website design that can stimulate online impulse buying. The results also indicate the importance of providing cognitive intervention at the purchasing stage. Originality/value A significant extension of the “stimulus‐organism‐response” framework is to introduce presence as the system stimulus that captures the overall virtual experienc…

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Authors
Ning Shen, K., & Khalifa, M.
Affiliations
Al Ghurair University (AE)
Venue
Internet Research
Publisher
Emerald
Published
2012-08-10
Volume
22
Issue
4
Pages
396-425
ISSN
1066-2243 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2019199906
Cited by
226
References
106
Citations by year
2026: 14 · 2025: 19 · 2024: 39 · 2023: 26 · 2022: 26 · 2021: 24 · 2020: 18 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 6
FWCI
15.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Internet Research (publishedVersion)
  • Research Online (University of Wollongong) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Consumer Retail Behavior Studies
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
Keywords
online impulse buying, system design, two-system model, stimulus-organism-response model, interactivity, vividness, telepresence, social presence, virtual experience, cognitive processes, web design, e-commerce

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