Information Technology: Faculty Publications
Consumer Perceptions about E-Commerce – The Influence of Public Internet Trust
Document Type
Contribution to Book
Publication Date
3-24-2017
Publication Title
Proceedings of the Southern Association for Information Systems
Abstract
Access to the internet from public places has further strengthened the internet as an anywhere-everywhere concept. Globally more businesses offer free public Wi-Fi for their customers. This research looks at customer attitude towards the use of free public Wi-Fi for e-commerce transactions, specifically, how does trust of the free public internet influence customer perception of the security of the e-commerce retailer websites. We conduct a brief study of participants in both the US and India on their perceptions of conducting e-commerce transactions using free public Wi-Fi. Our results show that the trust of the free public internet is a significant predictor of perceived security of the e-commerce website. Encrypted connections notwithstanding, businesses may need to stress the message that their website is safe to transact over public Wi-Fi.
Recommended Citation
Mahadevan, Lakshman, Jeffrey P. Kaleta.
2017.
"Consumer Perceptions about E-Commerce – The Influence of Public Internet Trust."
Proceedings of the Southern Association for Information Systems: 1-6 St. Simons Island, GA: Southern Association for Information Systems.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/information-tech-facpubs/55
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