Reducing transaction uncertainty with brands in web stores of dual-channel retailers

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Highlights:

• Retailer brand credibility reduces transaction uncertainty in dual-channel webstores.

• Brand attractiveness reduces transaction uncertainty only if channel well-integrated.

• The cognitive factor is more effective than affective factor in uncertainty reduction.

• Channel integration works synergically with retailer brand to reduce uncertainty.

• The source attractiveness/credibility model can be extended to uncertainty reduction.

摘要

•Retailer brand credibility reduces transaction uncertainty in dual-channel webstores.•Brand attractiveness reduces transaction uncertainty only if channel well-integrated.•The cognitive factor is more effective than affective factor in uncertainty reduction.•Channel integration works synergically with retailer brand to reduce uncertainty.•The source attractiveness/credibility model can be extended to uncertainty reduction.

论文关键词:Source attractiveness/credibility model,Retailer brand attractiveness,Retailer brand credibility,Transaction uncertainty,Online–offline channel integration

论文评审过程:Received 22 April 2020, Revised 29 July 2021, Accepted 29 July 2021, Available online 1 September 2021, Version of Record 1 September 2021.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2021.102398