Social commerce adoption research from the consumer context: A literature review

Salma S. Abed; Yogesh K. Dwivedi; Michael D. Williams

doi:10.1504/IJBIS.2017.085175

Social commerce adoption research from the consumer context: A literature review

Salma S. Abed, Yogesh K. Dwivedi^*, Michael D. Williams

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Abstract

This study examined the adoption of social commerce from the consumer perspective of information technology innovations. An overview of the concept of innovation adoption and social media definitions and functions are presented as well as the concepts of social commerce; these are identified to offer some background. Furthermore, previous researches investigating social commerce are highlighted and the empirical research investigating social commerce adoption utilising IS theories are described in detail. Finally, the discussion, research gaps and future lines of research are highlighted.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	510-525
Number of pages	16
Journal	International Journal of Business Information Systems
Volume	25
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBIS.2017.085175
State	Published - 2017
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Consumer
E-commerce
Social commerce
Social media

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Management Information Systems
Information Systems and Management
Management of Technology and Innovation

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