Consumer Behavior in Social Commerce Adoption:
Systematic Literature Review
Shinta Amalia Kusuma Wardhani
Departement of Information System
Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) Surabaya, Indonesia
Surabaya, Indonesia
shinta.190521@mhs.its.ac.id
Apol Pribadi Subriadi
Departement of Information System
Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) Surabaya, Indonesia
Surabaya, Indonesia
apolpribadi@gmail.com
Abstract— Social commerce is a new trend in online
shopping, which is different from e-commerce. Nowadays,
social commerce is widely used because it complements the
benefits of using traditional e-commerce with social
interaction. Based on this condition, research on the adoption
of social commerce has become the interest of new research
increasingly being explored. Research on social commerce is
novel and largely fragmented. It is theoretically important to
evaluate what has been learned and gain meaningful insights
through structured literature reviews. This study conducted a
systematic literature review on the adoption of social
commerce, analyzed based on the context, theories, and
influencing factors. We identified 30 studies most relevant to
the application of social commerce. The results of this
systematic literature review have mapped the potential and
direction of research related to the area of interest. Directions
for further research will be discussed at the end of the paper.
Keywords—Social Commerce; Social network site;
Technology adoption; Consumer behavior; Literature review
I. INTRODUCTION
The term social commerce has developed and used
throughout the world. Unlike e-commerce, social commerce
defines formally e-commerce that involves social media and
social networks [1]. While Ali, Mukhtar, & Mohamed [2]
restrict social commerce as a subset of e-commerce, it
supports social interactions and user content contributions.
Then, Salma S. & Abed [3] revealed that social trading
websites are places where individuals can collaborate online
and receive advice from trusted people to find products and
services. They want to buy through social networks,
podcasts, chat rooms, blogs, tagging, ratings, and
recommendation systems. Based on these various definitions,
We can conclude that social commerce is a transformation
from traditional e-commerce: buying and selling transactions
and social interactions such as podcasts, chat rooms, blogs,
and tagging helpful. the user's process for finding products
and services.
Several competitive advantages can be achieved by using
social commerce. The increasingly growing use and practice
of social commerce have resulted in an exponential increase
in the research literature to understand the determinants of
consumer's behavioral intention toward social commerce [4].
Several studies have been conducted; for example, Hawkins
and Vel [5] identified an increase in social media adoption
by the enterprise. Then, Social commerce is becoming
increasingly relevant, with revenue estimated to continue to
grow and reach $80 billion U.S dollars by the year 2020 [50].
On the other hand, Wang & Zhang [6] revealed that an
understanding of the interactions between users, technology,
and social factors is needed to develop social commerce
opportunities to be successful.
With a given high competitive advantage gained by
social commerce, many recent studies have investigated
factors influencing the adoption of social commerce. An
investigation from Vongsraluang and Bhatiasevi [7] reveals
that the use of the system and user satisfaction has a
significant effect on social trading systems' success. Further,
Ali et al. [2] stated technological, organizational, and trust
factors that influence social commerce adoption. Besides,
Alraja, Khan, Khashab, and Aldaas [8] identified Facebook
advertising as a factor that significantly influences Facebook
commerce adoption. Although research on this issue is well-
known, it is still new and largely fragmented, so that it is
important to evaluate comprehensive studies through
structured literature reviews. This study provides a better
understanding of how consumers adopt social commerce by
conducting a systematic literature review of 30 scientific
articles published between 2014-2020. We describe the
research method and define the literature in section 2, then
report the results in section 3. Finally, we conclude the
results in section 4.
II. THE REVIEW
A. Design
According to Durach, Kembro, and Wieland [9], there
are six steps to compile a systematic literature review in
management. Refer to the guidelines. This paper determines
the research questions first, then chooses the characteristics
of the primary study needed by craft inclusion and exclusion
criteria of literature, then takes samples of potentially
relevant literature and selects relevant literature. Moreover,
this research synthesizes the literature by summarizing,
integrating, or gathering different findings throughout the
primary studies.
B. The research question to provide an overview of the
review:
- RQ1: What is the research of the context used for
social commerce adoption?
- RQ2: What are the theories used for social commerce
adoption?
- RQ3: What are the factors that affect the adoption of
social commerce?
C. Retrieving and selecting pertinent literature
Literature is selected from reputable databases in the field
of computer science, such as ScienceDirect and Emerald.
The search uses the keywords "social commerce", "Adopt /
Adoption", "social media commerce", "social media". A total
of 2642 were obtained from ScienceDirect, IEEE, Springer,
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