Exploring consumers' response to text-based chatbots in e-commerce: the moderating role of task complexity and chatbot disclosure

X Cheng, Y Bao, A Zarifis, W Gong, J Mou - Internet Research, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose Artificial intelligence (AI)-based chatbots have brought unprecedented business
potential. This study aims to explore consumers' trust and response to a text-based chatbot …

Human vs. AI: Understanding the impact of anthropomorphism on consumer response to chatbots from the perspective of trust and relationship norms

X Cheng, X Zhang, J Cohen, J Mou - Information Processing & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Text-based chatbots are being touted as a disruptive innovation with unprecedented
business potential. However, frequent failures in human–chatbot conversations have led to …

The role of chatbots' human-like characteristics in online shopping

J Fu, S Mouakket, Y Sun - Electronic Commerce Research and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite their importance for online shopping, little is known about what motivates customers
to trust and use chatbots. This study fills this gap by investigating factors leading customers …

Chatbots in e-commerce: The effect of chatbot language style on customers' continuance usage intention and attitude toward brand

M Li, R Wang - Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 2023 - Elsevier
The utilization of chatbots has grown in popularity in recent years, leading to an increasing
interest among academics and practitioners. This study investigates the effect of chatbot …

Will artificial intelligence replace human customer service? The impact of communication quality and privacy risks on adoption intention

M Song, X Xing, Y Duan, J Cohen, J Mou - Journal of Retailing and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the digital environment, chatbots as customer service agents assist consumers in decision
making. Based on the computers-are-social-actors paradigm, this study examines the …

Understanding users' acceptance of chatbots: an extended TAM approach

R De Cicco, S Iacobucci, A Aquino… - … Workshop on Chatbot …, 2021 - Springer
Chatbots represent a viable interaction layer between online retailers and customers,
however, when it comes to online purchases in the form of conversational commerce …

Trust me, if you can: a study on the factors that influence consumers' purchase intention triggered by chatbots based on brain image evidence and self-reported …

C Yen, MC Chiang - Behaviour & Information Technology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Nowadays, chatbots is one of the fast rising artificial intelligence (AI) trend relates to the
utilisation of applications that interact with users in a conversational format and mimic …

The impact of chatbots on customer loyalty: A systematic literature review

L Jenneboer, C Herrando… - Journal of theoretical and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
More and more companies have implemented chatbots on their websites to provide support
to their visitors on a 24/7 basis. The new customer wants to spend less and less time and …

AI-based chatbots in customer service and their effects on user compliance

M Adam, M Wessel, A Benlian - Electronic Markets, 2021 - Springer
Communicating with customers through live chat interfaces has become an increasingly
popular means to provide real-time customer service in many e-commerce settings. Today …

Using chatbots in e-retailing–how to mitigate perceived risk and enhance the flow experience

SC Silva, R De Cicco, B Vlačić… - International Journal of …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose Chatbots represent an undeniable player between online retailers and customers
as they boost operational efficiency and bring cost savings to businesses while offering …