DOI: 10.4018/IJEIS.2019100101
International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems
Volume 15 • Issue 4 • October-December 2019
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The Mediating Role of Perceived Value
in the Efect of Multi-Dimensional
Risk in Mobile Banking
Long Pham, School of Management, College of Business and Social Sciences, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe,
USA & Department of Economics and Management, Thuyloi University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Stan Williamson, School of Management, College of Business and Social Sciences, University of Louisiana at Monroe,
Monroe, USA
Cyrus Mohebbi, School of Business, New York University, New York City, USA
Binh Nguyen, Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank, Hanoi, Viet Nam
Hien Nguyen, Vietnam - Japan Institute for Human Resources Development, Foreign Trade University, Hanoi, Vietnam
ABSTRACT
This study examines which risk factors contribute most to perceived risk in Vietnam’s mobile banking
environment; explores the relationships among perceived risk, perceived value and intention to use
mobile banking in Vietnam’s mobile banking environment; and investigates any mediating role
perceived value may have in the relationship between perceived risk and intention to use mobile
banking in Vietnam’s mobile banking environment. A convenience sample of 403 respondents who
were customers of one of the largest joint stock commercial banks in Vietnam was used. The results
of this study indicated that perceived risk is negatively related to intention to use mobile banking;
that perceived value is positively associated with intention to use mobile banking; that perceived risk
is negatively related to perceived value; and that perceived value plays a partial mediating role in the
relationship between perceived risk and intention to use mobile banking.
KEywoRDS
Consumer Behavior, Intention to Use, Mobile Banking, Mobile Commerce, Perceived Risk, Perceived Value,
Vietnam
INTRoDUCTIoN
The advancement of communication and information technology in general and mobile and wireless
Internet technology in particular are changing business activities of service providers (Liebana-
Cabanillas & Alonso-Dos-Santos, 2017; Long & Thanh, 2016; Long & Vy, 2016; Long et al., 2011;
Pham et al., 2018a; Pham et al., 2018b; Pham et al., 2019a; Pham et al., 2019b). The banking industry
is no exception (Luo et al., 2010; Pham & Doan, 2014; Pham et al., 2013) where these technologies are
revolutionizing interactions between customers and the bank (Hanafizadeh & Khedmatgozar, 2012).
Customers can now interact with the bank anytime, anywhere through a mobile device connected
to the wireless Internet (e.g., smartphone, tablet, or personal digital support - PDA) (Changchit et
al., 2018). With mobile banking, customers can check their account balances, make transfers, pay
bills, or participate in financial investment activities at their convenience regardless of their location
(Hanafizadeh et al., 2014).