Ruiliang Yan

Prof. Dr. Ruiliang Yan

East Texas A&M University, Commerce, Texas, USA
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Academic Career Length

19Years (2008-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 May 2014 in Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services
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ZPZhi Pei
Zhi Pei
APAudhesh Paswan
Audhesh Paswan
RYRuiliang Yan
Ruiliang Yan

1 February 2016 in Journal of Business Research
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Ruiliang Yan
ZCZixia Cao
Zixia Cao
ZPZhi Pei
Zhi Pei

2 September 2016 in Journal of Computer Information Systems
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JZJie Zhang
Jie Zhang
HLHan Li
Han Li
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Ruiliang Yan
CJChuck Johnston
Chuck Johnston
E-tailers normally have more accurate information regarding their products and services than consumers due to the nature of online transactions. To reduce consumers’ concerns of hidden information, e-tailers can use lenient return policies to attempt to signal high product and service quality. This research proposes a model to investigate the signaling effect of two components of return policy, return window—short return window vs. long return window and return depth—full refund vs. partial refund, on product quality and service quality. Data was collected using an online survey and analyzed using structural equation modeling. The results show that both a long return window and a full refund signal high service quality, which then positively affects purchase intention. When it comes to product quality, return window does not have a signaling effect, while the signaling effect of return depth is moderated by service quality.

30 August 2015 in Annals of Operations Research
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NANawel Amrouche
Nawel Amrouche
RYRuiliang Yan
Ruiliang Yan

10 July 2018 in Industrial Marketing Management
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ZPZhi Pei
Zhi Pei
RYRuiliang Yan
Ruiliang Yan

1 June 2015 in Journal of Business Research
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ZPZhi Pei
Zhi Pei
RYRuiliang Yan
Ruiliang Yan