NDLI: Product fit uncertainty and its effects on vendor choice: an experimental study

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Matt, Christian Hess, Thomas
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Recommender systems and other Internet-enabled technologies have changed the surrounding conditions of pre-purchase evaluations on the Internet. In some cases consumers can now sample entire products prior to a purchase – hereby removing all uncertainty about whether a product fits their taste. While previous research has mainly focused on vendor and product quality uncertainty, it is still not clear how declining product fit uncertainty affects consumers. To close this gap, we conducted a laboratory experiment to analyze the effects on consumers’ vendor selection. We find that full elimination of product fit uncertainty is beneficial for vendors, as it increases both the number of purchases and consumer loyalty. Interestingly, if product fit uncertainty is only partially eliminated, consumers do not necessarily show differential behavior for different levels of remaining product fit uncertainty. This has important implications for online vendors that consider the implementation of additional means to reduce product fit uncertainty.
Starting Page	83
Ending Page	93
Page Count	11
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10196781
Journal	Electronic Markets
Volume Number	26
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	14228890
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publisher Date	2015-09-10
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Product fit uncertainty Product evaluation Experience goods IT in Business e-Commerce/e-business
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Business and International Management Economics and Econometrics Management of Technology and Innovation Computer Science Applications Marketing

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