User-Generated Content and Perceived Customer Value

The Internet has transformed social communications and social behaviours. Technology-aided interpersonal interactions have replaced traditional ‘face-to-face’ affiliations. The purpose of this chapter is to examine the effect of user-generated content on perceived customer value.

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