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Determinants of Consumer’s Willingness to Purchase Online in Malaysia: The Role of GEN Z’s Attitude

Edward Probir Mondol, Narjes Ahmed Salman, Abu Obida Rahid, Asif Mahbub Karim

http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v11-i7/10460

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The progress of the World Wide Web has led to a new form of e-tailing or internet shopping for retail purchases. Since then, consumer behaviour has become a core factor in online purchases. The determinants of internet orders for consumers should then be taken into account. This paper examines factors which influence the intention of Gen Z to purchase online on a platform. What factors drive Gen Z to purchase online? In order to find this finding, a survey of 315 respondents who resided in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia was used. Specifically, researchers investigated the relationship between perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and prior online purchase experience with intention to purchase online. Then, researchers investigated the mediation role of attitude between perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and prior online purchase experience with intention to purchase. Data confirms that a positive and significant relationship is found between perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use with intention to purchase. Furthermore, a positive and significant relationship is not found between prior online purchase experience and intention to purchase online. Besides, this study claims that attitude mediates the relationship between perceived ease of use and prior online purchase experience with intention to purchase. Smart PLS 3.0 was used to analyse the results following in the quantitative approach. This result shows that e-platform was an effective marketing method for new customers in the younger generation. It also demonstrates that the cyber world plays an important role in digital commercialization making the penetration of consumers faster and easier for brands.

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In-Text Citation: (Mondol et al., 2021)
To Cite this Article: Mondol, E. P., Salman, N. A., Rahid, A. O., & Karim, A. M. (2021). Determinants of Consumer’s Willingness to Purchase Online in Malaysia: The Role of GEN Z’s Attitude. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 11(7), 368–385.