The relationship between electronic word-of-mouth motivations and message characteristics: The sender's perspective

被引:48
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作者
Yap, Kenneth B. [1 ]
Soetarto, Budi [1 ]
Sweeney, Jillian C. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Western Australia, UWA Business Sch, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
来源
AUSTRALASIAN MARKETING JOURNAL | 2013年 / 21卷 / 01期
关键词
Word-of-mouth; Cognitive; Affective; Motivation; Financial services; Electronic word-of-mouth;
D O I
10.1016/j.ausmj.2012.09.001
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This study investigates how particular motivations are associated with different eWOM message characteristics. This is examined from the sender's perspective in both positive and negative eWOM contexts. Responses from a sample of 201 consumers who had posted an online message about a financial service in the last 12 months were collected through an online survey. Results showed that cognitive and affective characteristics of messages were linked to different motivations to engage in eWOM, which further differed across positive and negative messages. Managers should encourage consumers to share more positive factual information and sort online reviews based on the subject matter, rather than just the positivity of a message. (C) 2012 Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:66 / 74
页数:9
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