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In order to decrease such uncertainties, the purpose of this paper is to explore the relationships among information disclosure, trust, reducing search cost, and online group-buying intention, as well as proposing concrete suggestions for enhancing online group-buying intention.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Design\/methodology\/approach<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>In order to explore the relationships among information disclosure, trust, reducing search cost, and online group-buying intention, the questionnaire and statistical analytical techniques were used. Moreover, as this study was an early attempt to develop a model for information disclosure, trust, reducing search cost, and online group-buying intention, partial least square therefore was appropriately to analyze data.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Findings<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The results showed that the level of information disclosure and trust on a group-buying website have positive influence on reducing search costs, while reducing search costs and trust have positive influences on online group-buying intention.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Research limitations\/implications<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>This research applied a purposive sampling method and obtained a slightly inadequate number of respondents. Therefore, it is suggested that future research should apply a random sampling method to collect more responses and increase the generalizability of the findings.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Practical implications<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>By more actively disclosing information it is possible for group-buying websites to increase consumer trust and decrease search costs, thus enhancing their group-buying intentions.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>There are few studies on the relationships among reducing search cost, trust, and group-buying intention from the perspective of information disclosure. This study thus applies a questionnaire survey method to explore the relationships among them. This study also offers concrete suggestions to enhance group-buying intentions, and provides marketing strategies that can be used by online group-buying websites to raise their sales.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1108\/jeim-07-2015-0063","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,10,12]],"date-time":"2016-10-12T10:32:02Z","timestamp":1476268322000},"page":"903-918","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":24,"title":["A study on information disclosure, trust, reducing search cost, and online group-buying intention"],"prefix":"10.1108","volume":"29","author":[{"given":"Shu-Mei","family":"Tseng","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Meng-Chieh","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"140","reference":[{"issue":"1","key":"key2020121203035226300_ref001","first-page":"45","article-title":"Investor perception of information disclosed in financial reports of palestine securities exchange listed companies","volume":"1","year":"2009","journal-title":"Accounting & Taxation"},{"issue":"3","key":"key2020121203035226300_ref002","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"488","DOI":"10.2307\/1879431","article-title":"The market for \u2018Lemons\u2019: quality uncertainty and the market mechanism","volume":"84","year":"1970","journal-title":"Quarterly Journal of Economics"},{"issue":"1","key":"key2020121203035226300_ref003","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"42","DOI":"10.1177\/002224299005400103","article-title":"A model of distributor firm and manufacturer firm working partnerships","volume":"54","year":"1990","journal-title":"Journal of Marketing"},{"issue":"2","key":"key2020121203035226300_ref004","first-page":"219","article-title":"Transactions costs in organizations with trust","volume":"5","year":"1995","journal-title":"Research on Negotiation in Organization"},{"issue":"2","key":"key2020121203035226300_ref005","first-page":"21","article-title":"Effect of dining blog information disclosure on information transmission and purchase intention","volume":"7","year":"2012","journal-title":"Journal of Tourism and Travel Research"},{"issue":"2","key":"key2020121203035226300_ref006","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"229","DOI":"10.1016\/S0165-4101(02)00043-5","article-title":"Voluntary disclosure of balance sheet information in quarterly earnings announcements","volume":"33","year":"2002","journal-title":"Journal of Accounting and Economics"},{"issue":"1","key":"key2020121203035226300_ref007","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"185","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijinfomgt.2012.09.003","article-title":"Exploring antecedents and consequence of online group-buying intention: an extended perspective on theory of planned behavior","volume":"33","year":"2013","journal-title":"International Journal of Information Management"},{"issue":"1","key":"key2020121203035226300_ref008","first-page":"vii","article-title":"Issues and opinion on structural equation modeling","volume":"22","year":"1998","journal-title":"MIS Quarterly"},{"key":"key2020121203035226300_ref009","unstructured":"Chin, W.W. 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