This paper extends Ajzen’s (1991) theory of planned behavior (TPB) to explain and predict the process of e-commerce adoption by consumers. The process is captured through two online consumer behaviors: (1) getting information and (2) purchasing a product from a Web vendor. First, we simultaneously model the association between these two contingent online behaviors and their respective intention...

Developed by General Motors (GM), the Auto Choice Advisor web site (http://www.auto choiceadvisor.com) recommends vehicles to consumers based on their requirements and budget constraints. Through the web site, GM has access to large quantities of data that reflect consumer preferences. Motivated by the availability of such data, we formulate a non-parametric approach to multi-product pricing. W...

Frozen food or what is known as frozen the result of preservation methods that are carried out by lowering temperature to freezing point, this aims slow down spoilage process. One published study found fruit was, in some cases, more nutritious. Of course, suitable when conditioned during a pandemic like today, because durable, it can minimize frequency people going buy stock. But on other hand,...

This paper studies the impact of sales promotion on consumers’ intention to purchase online in the setting of a consumer-to-consumer (C2C) marketplace. The research is grounded in the theory of Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). We test a number of hypotheses empirically about the relationship between online sales promotion, TAM and C2C online purchasing intention. The finding of this study sug...

The existing literature on socially responsible purchasing relies heavily on stated preference measures elicited through surveys that utilize hypothetical market choices. This paper explores consumers’ revealed purchasing behavior with regard to fair trade coffee and is apparently the first to do so in an actual market setting. In a series of experiments, we investigated differences in consumer...