The Effect of E-Product Comparison on Consumer Confusion: The Example of Electronic Products

Year 2024, Volume: 7 Issue: 3, 739 - 752, 06.01.2025

Yavuz Akçi , Kazım Kılınç

Abstract

Consumers generally choose from various options to meet their needs. While doing this, they try to choose the goods and services that will provide them with the highest level of benefit. During this selection process, they engage in various research activities and evaluate alternatives. This study was conducted to determine whether consumers who want to buy electronic products benefit from e-product comparison sites and their effects on their purchasing decision processes. The quantitative research method was chosen, and the Survey method was used to collect the data needed for the study, and as a result of the survey application, 474 valid survey data were obtained. PLS-SEM analysis was applied to the collected data. As a result of the analysis, it was seen that e-product comparison sites were used and had positive effects on reducing consumer confusion. It has been observed that e-product comparison sites reduce the confusion that participants may fall into. As a result of the study, it was seen that e-product comparison had a positive and significant effect in reducing the complexity experienced by consumers who want to purchase electronic products. It has been observed that e-product comparison sites reduce the confusion that participants may fall into.

Keywords

Consumer Confusion, E-Product Comparison, Electronic Product, Purchasing Decision Process

Ethical Statement

This paper complies with Research and Publication Ethics, has no conflict of interest to declare, and has received no financial support. The article has been checked for spelling and plagiarism/similarity. The article was evaluated by "at least two external referees" and "double blinding" method. For the scale used in the article, it is declared by the authors that permission was obtained from the original owner of the scale. The author(s) sent a signed "Copyright Transfer Form" to the journal. Regarding the conduct of this research, an “Ethics Permission Certificate” dated 13/03/2024 and numbered 2024/02-28 was obtained from the Ethics Committee of the University of Batman.

Supporting Institution

No financial support was received for the conduct of the research.

E-Ürün Karşılaştırmanın Tüketici Karmaşasına Etkisi: Elektronik Ürünler Örneği

Abstract

Tüketiciler genel olarak ihtiyaçlarını karşılamak için çeşitli seçenekler arasından tercih yapmaktadırlar. Ancak bunu yaparken alternatifler arasında en yüksek düzeyde fayda elde edecekleri mal ve hizmetleri tercih etmeye çalışmaktadırlar. Bu tercih sürecinde çeşitli araştırmalar içerisine girmekte ve alternatifleri değerlendirmektedirler. Bu çalışma elektronik ürün satın almak isteyen tüketicilerin e-ürün karşılaştırma sitelerinden faydalanma durumlarını ve satın alma karar süreçlerine olan etkilerini belirlemek için yapılmıştır. Nicel araştırma yöntemi seçilmiş olup çalışma için ihtiyaç duyulan verilerin toplanması için anket yöntemi seçilmiş ve anket uygulaması sonucunda 474 geçerli anket verisi elde edilmiştir. Toplanan verilere PLS-SEM analizi uygulanmıştır. Analizlerin sonucunda e-ürün karşılaştırma sitelerinin kullanıldığı ve tüketici karmaşasının azaltılmasına pozitif yönlü etkilerinin olduğu görülmüştür. Çalışmanın sonucunda elektronik ürün satın almak isteyen tüketicilerin yaşadığı karmaşıklığın azaltılmasında e- ürün karşılaştırmasının pozitif yönde anlamlı etkisinin olduğu görülmüştür. E-ürün karşılaştırma sitelerinin katılımcıların içine düşeceği kargaşayı azalttığı görülmüştür.

Keywords

Tüketici Karmaşası, E-Ürün Karşılaştırma, Elektronik Ürün, Satın Alma Karar Süreci

Ethical Statement

Bu makale Araştırma ve Yayın Etiğine uygundur. Beyan edilecek herhangi bir çıkar çatışması yoktur. Araştırmanın ortaya konulmasında herhangi bir mali destek alınmamıştır. Makale yazım ve intihal/benzerlik açısından kontrol edilmiştir. Makale, “en az iki dış hakem” ve “çift taraflı körleme” yöntemi ile değerlendirilmiştir. Makalede kullanılan ölçek için yazar(lar) tarafından ölçeğin orjinal sahibinden izin alındığı beyan edilmiştir. Yazar(lar), dergiye imzalı “Telif Devir Formu” belgesi göndermişlerdir. Bu araştırmanın yapılması ile ilgili olarak Batman Üniveritesi Etik Komisyonundan 13/03/2024 tarih ve 2024/02-28 sayılı “Etik İzni Belgesi” alınmıştır.

Supporting Institution

Araştırmanın ortaya konulmasında herhangi bir mali destek alınmamıştır.

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