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标题：A Classification and Investigation of Trustees in B-to-C e-Commerce: General vs. Specific Trust
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作者：Thatcher, Jason Bennett ; Carter, Michelle ; Li, Xin 等
期刊名称：Communications of the Association for Information Systems
印刷版ISSN：1529-3181
出版年度：2013
卷号：32
期号：1
页码：4
出版社：Association for Information Systems
摘要：Existing literature lacks a common taxonomy and systematic integration necessary for building cumulative knowledge on the nature of trust in an information systems context. Hence, this article explores online trust’s multidimensional nature within the context of online stores. This article develops a framework for classifying trust dimensions and to investigate their influences on behaviors in new and familiar business-to-consumer (B-to-C) e-commerce environments. Specifically, we classify trust dimensions into two levels: general trust (beliefs toward the general e-commerce environment and infrastructure) and specific trust (beliefs regarding a specific e-commerce shopping experience). Specific trust is further delineated into trust in the merchant and trust in the technology artifact, i.e., the website. The integrative framework was tested in two separate empirical studies using e-commerce stores that were either new or familiar to the subjects. The results show that general trust mechanisms are important to consumers in a new e-commerce environment. In contrast, when shopping in a familiar e-commerce store, consumers pay more attention to the current Web experience, diminishing the salience of general trust. This article contributes to the literature by developing an integrative framework of trust and by providing insights into the influences of trust dimensions on purchase decisions in new and familiar e-commerce environments.
关键词：B-to-C e-commerce; trust dimensions; general trust; specific trust; familiarity; purchase intention