CONSUMER INNOVATIVENESS AND PURCHASING INTENTION OF NEW PRODUCTS: A STUDY OF PERSONAL ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS IN HO CHI MINH CITY MARKET

Du Thi Chung1, Ngo Thi Thu1, Tran Van Thi1
1 University of Finance – Marketing

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The main purpose of this research is to examine the impact of consumer innovativeness on buying intention towards new personal electronics products in Ho Chi Minh city market. This study examines the relationship between consumer innate innovativeness, domain specific innovativeness, vicarious innovativeness and the buying intention of personal electronic devices. A survey was conducted, using a sample of 500 consumers in Ho Chi Minh city. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to test hypotheses. The results show that innate innovativeness (II) is positively related to both domain specific innovativeness (DSI) and vicarious innovativeness (VI). In addition, DSI has a negative relationship to VI. Finally, both II and DSI has a positive relationship with the intention to purchase new personal electronic devices, however, vicarious innovativeness has a negative relationship with the intention to buy new individual electronics.

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