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Study on Consumer Usage Intention of Mobile Coupons: From the Perspective of Personal Characteristics and Motivations

Liu Fen1,2, Zhao Xuefeng1, Zhang Jinlong1, Tang Qing1   

  1. 1. School of Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074;
    2. School of Information Management, Hubei University of Economics, Wuhan 430205
  • Received:2014-03-19 Online:2016-02-28 Published:2016-03-01

Abstract:

Mobile couponshave great commercial value and their achievability depends on extensive use by consumer. Given that existing researches on the using behavior of mobile coupons is scarce, this paper constructs a model based on personal characteristics and motivations to explore influencing factors of consumer's usage intention of mobile coupons. Structural Equation Modeling analysis is conducted and the results indicate that motivation factors including perceived entertainment, perceived convenience and perceived economic benefit have significant impact on mobile coupon usage intention. Relatively, the effect of perceived enjoyment on usage intention is the largest, while that of perceived economic benefit is the smallest. Personal characteristics, namely personal innovativeness and coupon proneness both have not only direct impact on using intention, but also indirect impact on using intention through some motivation factors.

Key words: mobile coupons, personal characteristics, motivation, usage