SitemapTable of ContentsBackCoverWeb Systems Design and Online Consumer BehaviorPrefaceSection I: Consumer Behavior in Web-Based CommerceChapter I: e-Search: AConceptual Framework of Online Consumer BehaviorIntroductionLiterature ReviewConceptual Framework of Online Search BehaviorImplication and ConclusionReferencesChapter II: Information Searchon the Internet: A Causal ModelIntroductionInformation Search BehaviorInformation Search on the InternetA Causal Model of Information Search on the InternetSummaryImplications for Future ResearchReferencesChapter III: Two Models ofOnline Patronage: Why Do Consumers Shop on the Internet?IntroductionConceptual FrameworkImplications and Directions for Future ResearchConclusionReferencesChapter IV: How ConsumersThink About 'Interactive' Aspects of Web AdvertisingIntroductionBackgroundWeb Advertising (WA)A Pitfall of Web Advertising ResearchInteractivity of Web AdvertisingAn Empirical StudyFuture TrendsConclusionReferencesChapter V: Consumer ComplaintBehavior in the Online EnvironmentIntroductionIntegrated Conceptual Model of CCBOnline Technology as a Complaint CommunicationChannelManagerial ImplicationsConcluding RemarksReferencesSection II: Web Site Usability and Interface DesignChapter VI: Web Site Qualityand Usability in E-CommerceIntroductionLiterature ReviewConceptual FrameworkSummary and DiscussionConclusionReferencesChapter VII: Objective andPerceived Complexity and Their Impacts on Internet CommunicationIntroductionTheoretical BackgroundResearch QuestionsFuture Trends and ConclusionsReferencesChapter VIII: PersonalizationSystems and Their Deployment as Web Site Interface Design DecisionsIntroductionBackground: Personalization SystemsDeployment of Personalization SystemsConclusionReferencesAppendix 1Appendix 2Appendix 3Chapter IX: Extrinsic Plus Intrinsic Human Factors Influencing the Web UsageIntroductionTheoretical FoundationsFuture TrendsConclusionReferencesSection III: Systems Design for Electronic CommerceChapter X: Converting Browsersto Buyers: Key Considerations in Designing Business-to-Consumer Web SitesIntroductionConsumer Perceptions on Effective Web Site DesignBest Practices of Online RetailersLessons LearnedReferencesChapter XI: User Satisfactionwith Web Portals: An Empirical StudyIntroductionTheoretical FrameworkMethodologyResultsDiscussion and ConclusionReferencesEndnotesChapter XII: Web Design andE-CommerceIntroductionWeb Design EssentialsResearch Summaries on Web DesignRelationship Between Web Design and E-CommerceE-CommerceRecent E-Commerce ResearchFuture TrendsConclusionReferencesChapter XIII: Shopping AgentWeb Sites: A Comparative Shopping EnvironmentIntroductionBackgroundIssues and ProblemsTrendsFuture ResearchReferencesChapter XIV: Product Catalogand Shopping Cart Effective DesignIntroductionEffectiveness from User's StandpointProduct Catalog Design GuidelinesShopping Cart GuidelinesThe Road AheadConclusionReferencesEndnotesSection IV: Customer Trust and Loyalty OnlineChapter XV: Customer Trust inOnline CommerceIntroductionPerceptions About the CompanyPerceptions About the Web SitePerceptions About the WebIndividual Customer CharacteristicsConclusion: Guidelines for Online CompaniesReferencesChapter XVI: Turning WebSurfers into Loyal Customers: Cognitive Lock-In Through Interface Design and Web SiteUsabilityIntroductionStrategic Importance of Switching Costs: A LiteratureReviewIs Web Site Usability a Switching Cost: The Role of WebSite's Elements to Generate Switching BarriersWhich Positive Switching Costs? The 5PS ModelEmpirical ResultsManagerial Implications and Future TrendsConclusions and Cues for Further ResearchAcknowledgmentsReferencesChapter XVII: Internet Marketsand E-LoyaltyIntroductionWhat Does E-Loyalty Mean?What Can Influence E-Loyalty?How Can We Build E-Loyalty in Internet Markets?SummaryReferencesSection V: Social and Legal Influences on Web Marketing and Online ConsumersChapter XVIII: Web Systems Design, Litigation, and Online Consumer BehaviorIntroductionBackgroundIssues for the Web Systems DesignerSolutions and RecommendationsFuture TrendsConclusionReferencesChapter XIX: AffordingCultural and Social Presence in E-MarketingIntroductionAffordanceSocial AffordancesPresenceSocial Presence and Product ConceptImplicationsConclusionReferencesIndexIndex_AIndex_BIndex_CIndex_DIndex_EIndex_FIndex_GIndex_HIndex_IIndex_LIndex_MIndex_NIndex_OIndex_PIndex_RIndex_SIndex_TIndex_UIndex_VIndex_WList of FiguresList of Tables |