Innovations in the Management of E-Commerce: Analysis of Customer Interactions during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sustaibability 2021
Frantisek Pollak, Michal Konecny, Deniss Ščeulovs

In the days leading to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, open innovations in the form of the deployment of digital marketing tools in the management portfolio were an option; in a time of forced closing of economies, they suddenly became a necessity. The aim of the comprehensive research, in which the presented study is prepared, is to describe the changes in e-consumer behavior that occurred in the market during the COVID-19 pandemic. The presented study examines the seasonal and regional specifics that characterize the markets of Central and Eastern Europe. In a sample of almost 14,000,000 Facebook users, the user interactions with ten selected representatives of the e-commerce sector were recorded daily during the 2020/2021 Christmas season lasting 49 days. By analyzing the nature and timing of interactions, it was possible to identify the geographical specifics of e-consumer behavior, as well as basic seasonality indicators based on a comparison with the reference period of the first half of 2020. The synthesis of the findings provided a knowledge base for compiling a preliminary version of the model of the COVID-19 pandemic impact on e-consumer behavior. In terms of changes in e-consumer behavior, it can be stated that the step change in e-behavior patterns caused by the pandemic merges with pre-pandemic behavior patterns. In general, it can be stated that the evolutionary process of the transition from offline to online the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be a significant acceleration factor of inevitable changes.


Atslēgas vārdi
innovation managemente, shopsocial network, facebook, pandemice, consumer behavior, Czech Republic, Latvia, regional development
DOI
10.3390/su13147986
Hipersaite
https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000677048100001

Pollak, F., Konecny, M., Ščeulovs, D. Innovations in the Management of E-Commerce: Analysis of Customer Interactions during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Sustaibability, 2021, Vol. 13, No. 14, Article number 7986. ISSN 2071-1050. Pieejams: doi:10.3390/su13147986

Publikācijas valoda
English (en)
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