Are you technologically prepared for mobile shopping?

This study explores the influence of travellers’ technology readiness on variables derived from the Theory of Planned Behavior [Ajzen, I. (1991). The theory of planned behavior. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 50(2), 179–211. doi:10.1016/0749-5978(91)90020-T] in the context of...

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Autores: Prodanova, Jana, San Martín Gutiérrez, Sonia, Jiménez Torres, Nadia Huitzilin
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Burgos (UBU)
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos (RIUBU)
OAI Identifier:oai:riubu.ubu.es:10259/9768
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10259/9768
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Travel services
Mobile phones
Purchase intention
Technology readiness
Theory of Planned Behavior
Consumidores-Conducta
Viajes
Teléfonos móviles
Consumer behavior
Voyages and travels
Cell phones
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Sumario:This study explores the influence of travellers’ technology readiness on variables derived from the Theory of Planned Behavior [Ajzen, I. (1991). The theory of planned behavior. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 50(2), 179–211. doi:10.1016/0749-5978(91)90020-T] in the context of mobile purchases of travel-related services. The model estimation, using structural equation modelling and data from 220 Spanish online buyers of travels, suggests that technologically ready customers are more prone to be persuaded by others’ opinions, perceive more control and have greater intentions to purchase a travel by mobile phone. In contrast, consumers’ technology readiness does not appear to improve their attitudes toward mobile phone advertising. This technology readiness construct partially extends the Theory of Planned Behavior and constitutes a primary determinant of consumers’ intentions to purchase travel services through mobile phones.