Research on consumers’ intended usage of cold chain logistics service through fresh-food apps based on the structural equations model

Autor: Mengze Zhang, Michal Fabus, Yizhou Zhang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Business: Theory and Practice, Vol 25, Iss 1 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1648-0627
1822-4202
DOI: 10.3846/btp.2024.15774
Popis: By expanding the theory of planned behavior with Structural Equation Modeling, the objective of the study is to investigate consumer behaviors in the purchasing of fresh food through fresh-food apps and cold chain logistics services usage in Shanghai and Beijing, China. The results showed that the usefulness of the fresh-food apps has a positive impact on consumers’ attitudes to enjoying apps’ cold chain logistics services. However, the ease of use of apps has never had a positive impact on consumers’ attitudes towards enjoying cold chain logistics services. Furthermore, consumers’ attitudes, perceived behavioral control and subjective norm have a positive impact on their intention to use cold chain logistics services via fresh food apps. Findings confirmed that attitude plays a part of mediating role in usefulness and behavioral intention.
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