Design features impacting mobile phone upgrading frequency

Journal article (2014)
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Product Innovatie Management (IDE) (TU Delft)
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01-03-2014

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JITTA: Journal of Information Technology Theory & Application, 15 (1), 2014

Faculty

Industrial Design Engineering

Department

Product Innovatie Management

Abstract

This study examines the impact of design on customer upgrading frequency, and differentiates between functional and aesthetic aspects of design. For the empirical study, we conducted an intercept survey in Beijing and Shanghai with Chinese consumers (n=170) in a retail mall setting. The survey’s results suggest that the functional design aspects of mobile phones (screen size, keyboard, and width of body) affect perceived ease of use, and that design aesthetics (color and thickness of body) moderate the relationship between satisfaction and upgrading frequency. However, we did not gain significant results for the relationship between functional design and perceived usefulness. The results provide initial evidence of the importance of design for consumers when upgrading their mobile phones. The findings highlight the need to further investigate the impact of design.

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