Comprehensive Approach towards M Shopper’s Shopping Behaviour using Shopping Apps – TAM Model Analysis

In current digital era, the mode of retail business is undergoing rapid change. Retailers are shifting their businesses from brick and mortar to e commerce especially m commerce i.e., business transactions via mobile phones because smartphones are turning to be one of the smart commercial channel. At the same time we see the lifestyle of people also has changed. People depend more on smartphones in their daily life, thanks to the internet. People are also choosing to shop over the mobile phones for convenience purpose. In order to grab this opportunity the e retailers are trying to adapt themselves to m commerce via mobile applications. The success of the m commerce companies depend upon the customer's willingness to accept the usage of technology smart phone and applications . In this paper the attempt has been made to find the perception regarding the acceptance of technology by m shoppers and to assess the factors that influences the acceptance of usage of apps for m shopping using TAM model. For this study Questionnaire was designed to find the factors influencing m shopping using apps. The questionnaire includes the variable such as Perceived usefulness, behavioural intention, Perceived ease of use, attitude, Perceived Risk, Perceived Enjoyment from TAM model. Likert scale was used to measure the variables. 102 responses from the shoppers who shop using shopping applications are used for this study. The findings of this study supports the hypothesis framed. High negative correlation is observed between perceived risk and perceived ease of use. Attitude and shopping intention has high positive correlation. From the variables under study with score ranging from 5 to 25, perceived ease of use has highest mean and perceived risk has the minimum mean. Finally, the study also finds that low internet connectivity, low quality of product, low clarity about authentication of product, return policies are the problems faced by shoppers while shopping using mobile apps. Rashmi | Dr. Shrinivasamayya D | Dr. Ajoy S Joseph "Comprehensive Approach towards M Shopper's Shopping Behaviour using Shopping Apps – TAM Model Analysis" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-1 , December 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd38101.pdf Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/management/consumer-behaviour/38101/comprehensive-approach-towards-m-shopper's-shopping-behaviour-using-shopping-apps-– -tam-model-analysis/rashmi