Determinants of users' intention to purchase legal video streaming services: a comparative study between Thai and American consumers

Authors

  • Athapol Ruangkanjanases Chulalongkorn University
  • Siriyakorn Payakka Chulalongkorn University
  • Dong Man Kim California State University, San Bernardino

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7903/ijecs.1895

Keywords:

Purchase, Video Streaming, Theory of Planned Behavior

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify the significant factors influencing the intention of consumers from Thailand and the United States of America to purchase legal video streaming services. This quantitative study used the theory of planned behavior, as well as convenience sampling, to investigate consumers’ intention to purchase streaming services based on behavior; the responses were gathered from 400 respondents (200 respondents from Thailand and 200 respondents from the U.S.). Independent variables presumed to affect intention to purchase are product/service attributes, attitude towards behavior, moral judgment, subjective norms, and perceived behavior control. Descriptive analysis, reliability analysis, and stepwise multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the respondents’ data. The results show that perceived behavior control affects the purchasing intent of both Thai and American consumers; however, moral judgment affects the purchasing intent of Thai consumers more significantly, while attitude towards behavior has a greater effect on the purchasing intent of American consumers.

Author Biographies

Athapol Ruangkanjanases, Chulalongkorn University

Assistant Professor

Department of Commerce

Chulalongkorn Business School

Siriyakorn Payakka, Chulalongkorn University

Chulalongkorn Business School

Dong Man Kim, California State University, San Bernardino

Professor,

College of Business and Public Administration

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Published

2021-07-02

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Special Issue for ICMIS2019 Int'l Conf on Management Information System at Bali, Indonesia