Authors

1 Faculty Member, Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran (Corresponding Author: zdehdashti33@gmail.com)

2 Faculty Member, Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran.

3 ** Faculty Member, Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran

4 Ph.D. Student, Business Administration, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran

Abstract

 
Nowadays, some customers tend to buy clothes through social networks, and several factors affect this willingness. One of the important factors influencing people's willingness to buy clothing through social networks is social and cultural factors. Hence, this research seeks to examine the role of social and cultural factors in the purchase of clothing through social networks. In this research, a mixed method has been used. In the qualitative section, texts were transcribed and coded through literature reviews and interviews with active vendors in social networks. The components were categorized into 4 final categories and then presented in the original model. In the quantitative part, based on the original model, a questionnaire was prepared and distributed among 385 apparel buyers in the networks. For data analysis, structural equation method and to examine the mediating role, Sobel test were used. The results showed that friends' recommendations, affirmation of others, and social conditions have a significant effect on the trust of individuals in social networks, and the trust of individuals has a significant effect on the consumer's willingness to buy clothing through social networks.
 

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