Factors Leading to Online Purchase Intention on Facebook and Instagram of Generation Z

Authors

  • Shahirah Amira Mohd Sayadi Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Author
  • Shafie Sidek Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Author
  • Kamarulzaman Ismail Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Author
  • Neelamehan Manickiam Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Author
  • Ganesh Thanasegaran Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Author
  • Amer Hamzah Jantan Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61841/yg6wtf27

Keywords:

Purchase Intention, Generation Z,, Perceived Ease of Use, Perceived Usefulness, Media Richness., Subjective Norm

Abstract

 The purpose of this study is to examine factors leading to online purchase intention on Facebook and Instagram of Generation Z. This study is significant in at least two ways. First, it extends the work. Second, it provides information to organization such as marketers on ways to improve customer of Generation Z satisfaction. The sample size of the study consisted of 168 respondents that have experience shopping online. Four influencing factors (perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, subjective norm and media richness) were examined on online purchase intention. The results of simple regression analysis reveal that three factors (perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness and media richness) have significant and positive impact on online purchase intention.

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Published

31.08.2020

How to Cite

Sayadi, S. A. M., Sidek, S., Ismail, K., Manickiam, N., Thanasegaran, G., & Jantan, A. H. (2020). Factors Leading to Online Purchase Intention on Facebook and Instagram of Generation Z. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 24(6), 2482-2489. https://doi.org/10.61841/yg6wtf27