Research Article

A Preliminary Investigation of User Perception and Behavioral Intention for Different Review Types: Customers and Designers Perspective

Table 1

Research hypotheses.

VariablesHypotheses

Review typesH1: review type A is positively related to perceived ease of use
H2: review type B is positively related to perceived ease of use
H3: review type C is positively related to perceived ease of use
H4: review type A is positively related to perceived usefulness
H5: review type B is positively related to perceived usefulness
H6: review type C is positively related to perceived usefulness
H7: review types A is directly related to behavioral intention to use online review system
H8: review type B is directly related to behavioral intention to use online review system
H9: review type C is directly related to behavioral intention to use online review system

Perceptions of ease of useMediation hypothesis
H10: perceived ease of use mediates between review type A and behavioral intention
H11: perceived ease of use mediates between review type B and behavioral intention
H12: perceived ease of use mediates between review type C and behavioral intention

Perceptions of usefulnessMediation hypothesis
H13: perceived usefulness mediates between review type A and behavioral intention
H14: perceived usefulness mediates between review type B and behavioral intention
H15: perceived usefulness mediates between review type C and behavioral intention