Abstract:
The purpose of this research is to study the consumer behavior of buying durian through
online channels among Thai consumers and to investigate the factors influencing the
decision of Thai consumers to purchase durian via online channels. The study encompassed
various factors, including demographic factors, the marketing mix, technology acceptance
factors, and factors related to trust and reliability. This research followed a quantive
approach. The sample comprised 439 Thai consumers who had previously bought durian
online. Online questionnaires were utilized as the primary data collection tool. Data analysis
encompassed descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean, and standard
deviation, along with inferential statics including Independent Samples t-test, One-way
ANOVA, and Pearson Correlation analysis.
The study revealed that the majority of respondents were female, accounting for 78.4%.
Additionally, a large proportion fell within the 21-30 age range, constituting 89.5% of the
sample. Their average monthly income ranged from 15,000 to 25,000 baht, representing
89.5%. Furthermore, 90.7% held a bachelor's degree, and 41.996 were employed by private
companies.
The results of the hypothesis testing indicated that different genders, as demographic
factors, influenced the decision to buy durian online among Thai consumers in distinct
ways. Consequently, the decision to purchase durian online exhibited statistically sificant
differences between females and males, with males showing a higher mean level of
purchasing decisions. This difference held at a significance level of 0.05. Regarding other
factors such as age, average monthly income, education level, and occupation, no
significant differences were observed in their impact on the decision to buy durian through
online channels among Thai consumers.
Additionally, factors like trust, reliabity, perceived usefulness of buying durian online,
perceived ease of online purchase, distribution channels, price, marketing promotion, and
product exhibited correlations with the decision to purchase durian through online channels
among Thai consumers. These correlations were in the same direction. Notably, the Pearson
correlation coefficient for the trust factor was the highest.