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Wang, Qiang (Wang, Qiang.) | Zhang, Wen (Zhang, Wen.) (Scholars:张文) | Li, Jian (Li, Jian.) | Ma, Zhenzhong (Ma, Zhenzhong.) | Chen, Jindong (Chen, Jindong.)

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Abstract:

In recent years, there has been an increase in online review manipulation on the platforms of electronic commerce. Previous studies clarify the benefits and harms of online review manipulation for firms, and they provide mixed conclusions on the influence of online review manipulation. However, the effect of online review manipulation on product sales has not yet been thoroughly studied due to the covert nature of review manipulation. To fill this research gap, this paper examines the different effects of review manipulation in three dimensions: quantity manipulation, quality manipulation, and relation manipulation. Drawing on the Information Manipulation Theory, which reveals the manipulation behaviors of different dimensions, it is proposed that the influence of online review manipulation differs significantly among different information manipulation dimensions. The results of the empirical experiments show that the effect of review quantity manipulation on product sales exhibits an inverted U-shape. In addition, review quality manipulation positively affects product sales, but review relation manipulation exerts a negative effect. Moreover, the magnitude of the effect of review manipulation is contingent upon review manipulation duration. The findings shed light on the heterogeneous effect of review manipulation dimensions on product sales from an information manipulation perspective and suggest a need for improvement in online fraudulent review detection in the early stage of review manipulation.

Keyword:

Online review manipulation Quantity manipulation Quality manipulation Review manipulation duration Relation manipulation

Author Community:

  • [ 1 ] [Wang, Qiang]Beijing Univ Technol, Coll Econ & Management, Beijing 100124, Peoples R China
  • [ 2 ] [Zhang, Wen]Beijing Univ Technol, Coll Econ & Management, Beijing 100124, Peoples R China
  • [ 3 ] [Li, Jian]Beijing Univ Technol, Coll Econ & Management, Beijing 100124, Peoples R China
  • [ 4 ] [Ma, Zhenzhong]Univ Windsor, Odette Sch Business, Windsor, ON N9E 4Z4, Canada
  • [ 5 ] [Chen, Jindong]Beijing Informat Sci & Technol Univ, Coll Sch Econ & Management, Beijing 100192, Peoples R China

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  • [Zhang, Wen]Beijing Univ Technol, Coll Econ & Management, Beijing 100124, Peoples R China;;

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ELECTRONIC COMMERCE RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS

ISSN: 1567-4223

Year: 2023

Volume: 57

6 . 0 0 0

JCR@2022

ESI Discipline: ECONOMICS & BUSINESS;

ESI HC Threshold:16

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WoS CC Cited Count: 16

SCOPUS Cited Count: 19

ESI Highly Cited Papers on the List: 0 Unfold All

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30 Days PV: 8

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