Title
The moderating role of socio-demographics on smartphone adoption
Abstract
This study investigated the extent to which the perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, perceived enjoyment and social influence of smartphones affected word of mouth, as well as the moderating role of customer socio-demographic characteristics. Data were collected through a cross-sectional survey of 481 South Korean smartphone consumers. The results indicated that perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and social influence affected word of mouth. Moreover, hierarchical regression analyses confirmed that the effect of perceived enjoyment on word of mouth was moderated by customer gender, age and education. Finally, the relationship between perceived ease of use and word of mouth was moderated by gender. These results suggest the need to design targeted smartphone marketing strategies that consider users' gender, age and education.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1504/IJMC.2014.064597
International Journal of Mobile Communications
Keywords
Field
DocType
word of mouth,social influence,mobile communications,wom,age
Computer science,Multilevel model,Usability,Targeted marketing,Social influence,Word of mouth,Demographics,Marketing
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
12
5
1470-949X
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
5
0.44
17
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Seongho Kang150.44
Won-Moo Hur2131.93
Minhee Son350.44