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Busres Measuring The Effectiveness of Online Customer Reviews On Purchase Decisions
Introduction
This chapter of the study explain the introduction of the study. It includes the background of
the study, statement of the problem, theoretical background, and conceptual framework, scope of
Online customer reviews play a crucial role in influencing purchase decisions. Studies
have shown that customer reviews provide diagnostic value throughout the purchase decision
process (Mudambi & Schuff, 2010). While many studies focus on the direct impact of online
reviews on purchase decisions, some also consider the mediating effect of perceived product
quality on these decisions (Wang et al., 2019). Additionally, research indicates that utilizing
online reviews for product recommendations can enhance customer satisfaction and lead to better
In the realm of online marketing, influencer marketing and online customer reviews have
been found to significantly impact online purchase decisions (Arief, 2023). Furthermore, the
influence of online customer reviews on trust and its subsequent effect on purchase decisions
have been studied, highlighting the interconnectedness of these factors (Fahrozi et al., 2022; ,
Rahayu & Oktafani, 2021). Moreover, digital marketing, influencer marketing, and online
customer reviews collectively have a significant effect on online purchasing decisions (Putri &
showing that online customer reviews positively affect purchase decisions (Aditya et al., 2022; ,
Astuti & Susila, 2022; , Suryawan et al., 2022). These reviews serve as a means for customers to
gather information that influences their purchasing choices (Suryawan et al., 2022). Moreover,
the credibility of online reviews plays a vital role in shaping customer engagement and purchase
Overall, online customer reviews are instrumental in shaping consumer behavior and
purchase decisions. They not only provide valuable information but also influence trust,
satisfaction, and ultimately impact the choices customers make when deciding to purchase a
product or service.
This study aims to explore the Effectiveness of Online Customer Reviews on purchase
decisions among 2nd Year Business Administration Students at Carlos Hilado Memorial State
a. Age
b. Sex
c. Section
terms of:
a. Peer-Influence
b. Recommendation
3. Is there a significant correlation between the online customer reviews and demographic
In summary, this study aims to understand the role of Online Customer Reviews on Purchase
Decisoins among Business Administration students and identify key factors influencing their
purchasing decisions.
Hypotheses
Null Hypothesis: There is no significant relationship between online customer reviews and
purchase decisions, when considered collectively and categorized based on demographics, needs,
and desires.
Alternative Hypothesis: There is a significant relationship between online customer reviews and
Theoretical Framework
Dual process theories divide the realm of mental processes into two general categories depending
overview of dual process theories in social psychology, focusing on their historical and
conceptual developments. Identifying three general categories of dual process theories, the
chapter distinguishes between domain-specific theories that focus on particular phenomena,
generalized dual process theories that identify domain-independent principles underlying various
kinds of phenomena, and formalized dual process theories that quantify the joint contributions of
automatic and controlled processes to responses within a single task. The chapter also discusses
critical arguments against each type of dual process theorizing, which are integrated in a general
outlook on future directions. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)
Conceptual Framework
Demographics: Input
2. Sex Shopping
3. Section Purchase
Purchasing Online
4. Socio-Economic Status of
Decision Making Decesion
the Family
Intention to Shop
Websites Quality (facebook,
variable
Significance of the Study
This research aims to assess the Effectiveness of Online Customer Reviews on Purchase
Decision among Business Administration Students at Carlos Hilado Memorial State University,
1. Students: The study seeks to raise awareness among students about how effective online
2. School: It aims to provide insights for the institution to understand the effectiveness of
3. Marketers: This research is valuable for marketers as tool to utilized and assess the
4. Researchers: The study aims to contribute to existing literature by providing insights for
future researchers interested in delving into the effectiveness of online customer’s review
on purchase decision.
This study focuses solely on the responses of 2 nd year BSBA students regarding the effectiveness
online customer reviews on purchase decision. Geographically, the study is limited to consumers
To ensure clarity in comprehending the study, the subsequent terms are defined both
Conceptually, they learn business principles while strengthening their leadership skills,
and they have a flexible curriculum that allows them to pursue a variety of careers (Gurbuz,
2020).
students will serve as the respondents for the study, providing data and insights relevant to the
research objectives.
Conceptually, it refers to the buying behavior of individuals and households that buy
goods for personal use and consumption (Philip Kotler, Gary Armstrong, 2012).
or indicators that can be utilized to identify and understand how consumers make purchasing
decisions.
Demographic
age, gender, ethnicity, income, and occupation (American Marketing Association, 2021)
Operationally, it pertains to a collection of quantifiable and observable attributes or
perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors towards a product or service. (Chevalier, J., & Mayzlin, D.,
2006).
purchase decisions, measured by analyzing metrics such as conversion rates, sales revenue, or
of products, services, or experiences, typically posted on digital platforms accessible via the
internet. These reviews encompass written feedback, ratings, and occasionally multimedia
elements like images or videos. Online reviews serve as a form of electronic word-of-mouth
communication, enabling individuals to share their subjective opinions and experiences with
others in an online setting (Cheung & Thadani, 2012; Filieri, 2015; Xie et al., 2011).
Operationally, Online reviews are identified from various digital platforms such as e-
commerce websites
Purchase Decision
Conceptually, the cognitive process through which consumers evaluate alternatives and make
choices regarding the acquisition of a product or service. (Engel, J. F., Blackwell, R. D., &
Miniard, P. W. 1995)
Operationally, the actual act of selecting and buying a product or service, measured by tracking
Informativeness
conveyed by a speaker and the efficiency of transmission. (Nicholas & Brookshire, 1993)
Operationally, In practical terms, the quantity and quality of information found within a
website.
Invasiveness
which an advertisement disrupts the user's online experience and privacy. Invasive digital
advertisements are those that interfere with the user's ability to browse the internet or use an app
comfortably, often by blocking content or causing unexpected interruptions (Böck et al., 2016).
consumer's online experience are typically measured by factors such as how often they appear,
where they're placed, how intrusive they are, and how relevant they are to the user.
Satisfaction
Conceptually, it is "a person’s feeling of pleasure or disappointment resulting from
comparing a product’s perceived performance (or outcome) in relation to his or her expectations
Security
Conceptually, it refers to "a state of being free from danger or threat" (Crawford and
Hutchinson 2016).
Operationally, this entails putting into action methods to secure consumer information,
prevent fraudulent behavior, and guarantee a secure and reliable online advertising environment.
Chapter II
This chapter presents a Review of Related Literature that will serve as a guide to
chapter also represents both local and foreign sources that are related to the study. The purpose
Foreign Literature
This study conceptualizes, operationalizes, and identifies the drivers of online product
review (OPR) relevance and examines its relative effect on OPR impact compared to review
credibility. In contrast to previous studies, this study is the first to conceptualize review
review relevance and review credibility (drivers of OPR impact) provide a significantly better
fit to the empirical data than review credibility alone. In fact, review relevance is almost an
equally strong driver of OPR impact as review credibility. However, the relationships between
review credibility and its two hypothesized drivers—reviewer trustworthiness and reviewer
expertise—are mixed. While a significant positive relationship is found between credibility and
adoption intentions in three studies looking at various perspectives regarding new products.
Study 1 demonstrates that really new products (RNPs) with low review variance lead to higher
adoption intentions, while incrementally new products (INPs) with high review variance lead
to higher adoption intentions. Study 2 shows that risk perceptions and uniqueness perceptions
are the mechanisms underlying the interaction effect between product newness and online
review variance. Study 3 considers cultural values to explore the premise’s boundary, finding
that indulgent consumers tend to prefer INPs with high variance reviews while restrained
consumers are more likely to adopt RNPs with low variance. These findings offer theoretical
and managerial implications for managing the online review variance of new products.
E-commerce has grown substantially over the past years and has become increasingly
important in our daily life, especially under the influence of COVID-19 recently (Hasanat et
al., 2020). In response to these trends, a large number of studies (Floh et al., 2013; Lackermair
et al., 2013; Kang et al., 2020; Chen and Ku, 2021) have investigated the effects of online
purchasing decisions in recent times (Zhang et al., 2014; Zhong-Gang et al., 2015; Ruiz-Mafe
et al., 2018; Von Helversen et al., 2018; Guo et al., 2020; Kang et al., 2020; Wu et al., 2021).
Likewise, Boardman and Mccormick (2021) found that consumer attention and
behavior differ across web pages throughout the shopping journey depending on its content,
function, and consumer’s goal. Furthermore, Guo et al. (2020) showed that pleasant online
customer reviews lead to a higher purchase likelihood compared to unpleasant ones. They also
found that perceived credibility and perceived diagnosticity have a significant influence on
purchase decisions, but only in the context of unpleasant online customer reviews. These
studies suggest that online product reviews will influence consumer behavior but the overall
comprising both online reviews and vendor-supplied product information (VSPI), and have
reported on different attempts to understand the various ways in which OPI influences
consumers. For example, Kang et al. (2020) showed that VSPI adoption affected online review
adoption. Lately, Chen and Ku (2021) found a positive relationship between diversified online
review websites as accelerators for online impulsive buying. Furthermore, some studies have
reported on other aspects of online product reviews, including the impact of online reviews on
product satisfaction (Changchit and Klaus, 2020), relative effects of review credibility, and
review relevance on overall online product review impact (Mumuni et al., 2020), functions of
reviewer’s gender, reputation and emotion on the credibility of negative online product reviews
(Craciun and Moore, 2019) and influence of vendor cues like the brand reputation on
purchasing intention (Kaur et al., 2017). Recently, an investigation into the impact of online
review variance of new products on consumer adoption intentions showed that product
newness and review variance interact to impinge on consumers’ adoption intentions (Wu et al.,
2021). In particular, indulgent consumers tend to prefer incrementally new products (INPs)
with high variance reviews while restrained consumers are more likely to adopt new products
(RNPs) with low variance. Guo et al. (2020) found pleasant online customer reviews to lead to
a higher purchase likelihood than unpleasant ones. This confirms hypothesis one from another
side. The product selected in our experiment is a mobile phone, which is not only a utilitarian
product but also a hedonic one. It can be used to make a phone call or watch videos, depending
on the user’s demands. Consumer attention and different behavior depending on website
content, functions and consumers goals (Boardman and McCormick, 2019). Measuring the
attention to the website and time spent on each purchasing task in different product categories
shows that shoppers attend to more areas of the website for purposes of website exploration
than for performing purchase tasks. The most complex and time-consuming task for shoppers
is the assessment of purchase options (Cortinas et al., 2019). Several studies have investigated
fashion retail websites using the eye-tracking method and addressed various research
questions, including how consumers interact with product presentation features and how
consumers use smartphones for fashion shopping (Tupikovskaja-Omovie and Tyler, 2021). Yet,
these studies considered users without consideration of user categories, particularly gender.
Since this research is to explore consumers’ decision-making behavior and the effects of
gender on visual attention, the eye-tracking approach was employed as part of the overall
Online reviews of products, as a form of free sales assistance, play an important role in
consumers’ purchasing decisions. Many scholars have studied the effects of online review
valence and volume on product sales (Chen et al., 2022, Li et al., 2019, Blal and Sturman,
2014).
Local Literature
the existence of the internet, which has a big impact on many areas of life, including the
corporate world.. Consumers are now more interested in online shopping activities than offline,
this is an opportunity for companies to attract consumers by creating an online shopping system
transactions or
exchanges that take place online (Sitinjak & Silvia, 2022). Because there are so many benefits to
buying online, consumers have an easier time doing so thanks to ecommerce's rapid rise.ine,
namely consumers can search and view product catalogs more effectively, consumers also do
not need to spend time visiting stores so that it is more practical, and can be more cost efficient
because it can be accessed anywhere and anytime. Then when shopping in stores online
consumers can compare prices and quality 24 hours through e-commerce. With the current rapid
development of e-commerce, the prediction is that growth will continue to occur in the next few
provided by other customers regarding experiences in purchasing or using items, services at the
Rahmawati (2021)
online customer review is an assessment of a product or company given by consumers which can
be positive or negative, the assessment is made according to the experience of the person doing
the review. According to Rinaja et al., (2022) online customer review can be measured using
indicators, namely: (1) Perverse Usefulness; (2) Reputable Sources; (3) Strong Arguments; (4)
Trust
According to Nurhidayat & Marsudi (2022) Trust is a belief in a particular party to carry
out a transaction relationship based on a belief that someone who is trusted will fulfill all his
obligations whether it is expected or not. Meanwhile, according to Schiffman & Kanuk (2008:
356) in Resa & Andjarwati (2019) argue that trust is a statement that exists in the mind or
verbally that is able to describe a person's knowledge and judgment of a thing or idea. According
to Rafidah & Djawoto (2017) in Nitta & Wardhani (2022) trust can be measured using indicators,
namely: (1) Reliability; (2) Honesty; (3) Care; (4) Credibility; (5) Competence.
Purchase Decision
Purchasing decisions are the last stage in purchases made by consumers. At this stage,
consumers are faced with several choices so that consumers will make decisions to choose
products that are in accordance with what consumers need (Napitupulu & Supriyono, 2023).
Then according to Nurhidayat & Marsudi (2022) purchasing decisions mean choosing two or
more alternative choices according to certain interests and making choices that are considered
profitable.
According to Thomson (2013) in Amin & Hendra (2020) there are 4 indicators in
purchasing decisions, namely: (1) According to needs; (2) Has benefits; (3) Accuracy in buying a
product; (4) Repeat purchases. Online Customer Review and Purchase Decision Online customer
review (OCR), as defined by Jamil & Purwanto (2022), is a tool or media that allows customers
to
read feedback about their experiences using the company's goods and services. Then, in
accordance with Wardhani et al. (2020), an online customer review (OCR) is a review provided
by consumers related to information from an assessment of a product from various aspects. With
this information, consumers can obtain the quality of the product they desire from reviews and
experiences written by consumers who have purchased the product. Because they offer broad
product information as well as positive or negative product attributes, online customer reviews
are utilized as a foundation for decision-making before making a purchase. This material is
typically provided by buyers, so with numerous reviews it will give prospective buyers a lot of
information. For this reason, online customer reviews can make it simpler for potential
customers to decide whether or not to purchase a product (Saskiana, 2021). This is supported by
Ruwaida & Aqilah's (2023) opinion, which claims that online customer reviews play a
significant role in influencing purchasing decisions. According to research by Sitinjak & Silvia
(2022), Shopee customers' shopping decisions are significantly influenced by online customer
reviews. Online consumer reviews have a positive and large impact on online shopping decisions
with low risk considerations.According to Nurhidayat & Marsudi (2022) Trust is a belief in a
particular party to carry out a transaction relationship based on a belief that someone who is
trusted will fulfill all his obligations whether it is expected or not. According to Ling et al.,
(2010) in Amin & Hendra (2020) argue that trust is needed when making online purchases and
when someone is going to make an online transaction, the first thing they consider is whether the
seller and the site they visit are safe and trustworthy or not. Because there is no face-to-face
interaction, the buyer's confidence in the seller and the online marketplace takes center stage.
According to earlier studies by Wijaya & Kempa (2018) and Kurniawati (2022), consumers of
Chapter III
Methodology
This chapter presents a description of the research process. This provides information
concerning the method that was used in undertaking the research. It justifies the data gathering
approaches and data analysis.
Research Design
This study employs a research design that combines quantitative descriptive methods
with stratified random sampling to investigate the influence of digital advertisements on
consumer buying behavior. The study adopted a descriptive cross-sectional survey design since it
involves an in-depth explanation of a situation (Siedlecki, 2020). Pragmatism philosophical
approach was adopted which denotes that knowledge emerges from a range of specific outcomes,
which is not necessarily shaped by antecedence (Cherryholmes, 1992;Kaushik & Walsh, 2019).
Vertical integration had a positive effect on performance of star rated hotels in the Kenyan Coast.
These findings concur with Tarver (2022) who noted that companies that make the choice of
vertical integration strengthen their supply chains, reduce costs of production, capture upstream
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The target population for this study is defined as including the 2nd BSBA students of
CHMSU-Binalbagan.
Research Instrument
The researchers will draft a request letter for the intended participants. Before
distribution, the subject's professor will evaluate the questionnaire, which will be a rating scale.
A survey will be used to conduct the research. Participants in this study will be asked for their
consent and will not be forced to participate if they refuse. The researchers will first explain why
their response to the study is so important. The researchers will explain some concepts to the
respondents so that they can complete the questionnaire fully aware of their role as the subject of
the study. The researchers will ask the respondents to answer honestly. The researchers will
gather and tally the data when the respondents complete the questionnaire. The researchers will
consult with a statistician to determine the best statistical methods to use and to interpret the
data. The researchers will come up with conclusions and make recommendations for the study.
The following statistical tools were used based on the objectives that were set forth:
For problem one, which aims to identify the level of effectiveness of online customer
reviews on purchase decisions when taken collectively and grouped according to demographic,
needs, and wants, the mean and standard deviation were used.
For problem two, which aims to identify the influence the impact of online customer
reviews on purchase decisions in terms of peer-influence, recommendation and online customer
review rating when taken collectively, the mean and standard deviation were used.
For problem three, which aims to identify the factors that consumers consider when
buying, frequency and percentage were used.
For problem four, which aims to identify if there is a significant relationship between the
level of effectiveness of online customer reviews on purchase decisions when they are taken
collectively and grouped according to demographic, needs, and wants, the Mann-Whitney U test,
Kruskal-Wallis, and Pairwise Comparisons were used.
Ethical Considerations
The current study was subject to certain ethical issues. As it was mentioned earlier, all
participants reported their written acceptance regarding their participation in the research through
a signed Consent and Briefing Letter. At the same time, sample members were asked to sign a
Debriefing and Withdrawal Letter. The aim of both letters was to reassure participants that their
participation in the research is voluntary and that they are free to withdraw from it at any point
and for any reason.
Next to this, participants were fully informed regarding the objectives of the study, and
they were reassured that their answers were treated as confidential and used only for academic
purposes and only for the purposes of the research. Except for the above, participants were not
harmed or abused, both physically and psychologically, during the conduct of the research. In
contrast, the researcher attempted to create and maintain a climate of comfort.
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