This year we focused on identifying the imapct of tangible performance attributes; intangible image attributes and price on overall perception of value and intention-to-buy US branded apparel products. We developed a conceptual framework for understanding the impact of apparel attributes on consumers’ value perceptios and intentions-to-buy and examined the effectiveness of the developed model i...

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the effects of consumers’ perceptions concerning the ethics of online retailers on web site satisfaction and loyalty. Design/methodology/approach – An online survey instrument was administered to a sample of 220 students who were enrolled in various business undergraduate classes at a mid size university located in the southwestern USA. Participants complete...

news websites’ design quality plays an important role in retention time and increasing visitors’ motivation in order to maintain loyalty and e-wom. therefore, these websites are trying to achieve this competitive advantage through improving their websites’ design quality. the purpose of this research is to examine the effect of design quality of news websites on e-loyalty and e-wom. this articl...

abstraCt This study examines the moderating role of gender during the formation of relationship quality and loyalty in the context of IT service. In the proposed model, expertise, relational selling behavior, perceived network quality, and service recovery indirectly influence a customer's loyalty through mediation of relationship quality. Gender moderates each model path. The moderating effect...

abstraCt This study examines the moderating role of gender during the formation of relationship quality and loyalty in the context of IT service. In the proposed model, expertise, relational selling behavior, perceived network quality, and service recovery indirectly influence a customer's loyalty through mediation of relationship quality. Gender moderates each model path. The moderating effect...

This study examines how gamification mechanics could be used in online retailers' loyalty programs. In other words, this article attempts to create a conceptual model for the relationship between gamification mechanics and customer loyalty elements. We used a field study to conduct our research. In order to validate the survey, 450 customers from one of the greatest online stores in Iran were q...

This study aims to investigate the effect of perceived value of banking services on the key indicators of consumer behavior. The study population includes the customers of private banks in Tehran City. The data collection tool used in this study is a questionnaire the face validity of which was confirmed by the experts and respondents and the reliability of which was measured and confirmed usin...

Service quality and customer perceived value are significant for companies since they are highly correlated with loyalty, retention, and repurchase in a way that they all contribute to increasing profitability. This study aims at presenting a conceptual model for Service Quality (SQ) and Customer perceived value (CPV) in six large software companies in Iran. To do so, after reviewing the relate...