Rahmad Solling Hamid, Imran Ukkas, Goso Goso, Abror Abror, Suhardi M. Anwar, Abdul Razak Munir
Purpose: This study aims to investigate the role of social media in increasing trust, self-perceived creativity and millennial entrepreneurial satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach: The empirical analysis was conducted using a sample of 385 millennial entrepreneurs that were recruited for online survey. After conducting reliability and validity tests, the data were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling. Findings: The results showed that the quality of social media information had a direct and indirect positive and significant effect on trust and satisfaction. Social media marketing activities had a direct and indirect positive and significant effect on trust and self-perceived creativity. System Quality of social media also has a significant direct influence on trust. However, there is no direct relationship to satisfaction. Finally, social media marketing activities have a significant direct effect on trust and satisfaction. Practical implications: This research can contribute to marketing experts and millennial entrepreneurs in improving the quality of advertising information and the credibility of social media used to support creativity, trust and satisfaction. In addition, marketing experts and millennial entrepreneurs with online-based communities should optimize their marketing activities on social media. Originality/value: This study has shown a more comprehensive model of the relationship between information quality, system quality, social media marketing activities, self-perceived creativity, trust and satisfaction. This study also reveals a significant direct and indirect effect of social media marketing activities on satisfaction. © 2023, Emerald Publishing Limited.
Universitas Muhammadiyah Palopo, Palopo, Indonesia; Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, Indonesia; Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia
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