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Dynamics of the Key Elements of Consumer Trust Building Online

Erkki Patokorpi, Kai K. Kimppa, Dynamics of the Key Elements of Consumer Trust Building Online. Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society 4(1), 17-26, 2006.

Abstract:

We lead increasingly electronic lives, in which a significant part of our existence takes place online. The concepts of eGovernment, eCommerce, eHealth and eLiving are an indication of this development. Against this background, there is an ever growing urgency of thinking through the problem of building trust in an online context. This paper examines the contextual conditions which affect building trust online. It will be argued that different combinations of the contextual conditions of trust building will result in different views of the trust by the customer. Some of these combinations are better than others, and while a holistic approach would likely result in the best solution, it is not necessarily always within reach. Online trust building could be defined as a successful combination of four basic elements: reputation, technology, expertise and relationship. Unlike previous research, this study attempts to take all of these four key elements and the dynamics of their interconnections into account.

BibTeX entry:

@ARTICLE{jPaKi06a,
  title = {Dynamics of the Key Elements of Consumer Trust Building Online},
  author = {Patokorpi, Erkki and Kimppa, Kai K.},
  journal = {Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society},
  volume = {4},
  number = {1},
  publisher = {Troubador Publishing Ltd},
  pages = {17-26},
  year = {2006},
  keywords = {building online trust, electronic commerce, consumer-to-business},
}

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