Borislav Rajković

Mr. Borislav Rajković

Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO)

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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

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

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9 February 2021 in Sustainability
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Borislav RajkovićBorislav Rajković
Borislav Rajković
Ivan ĐurićIvan Đurić
Ivan Đurić
VZVlade Zarić
Vlade Zarić
TGThomas Glauben
Thomas Glauben
Trust in information originating from a company is becoming essential, as consumer preferences are increasingly versatile and oriented towards credence attributes. Social media, which emerged as a dominant means of online communication, might help increase consumers’ trust in companies. The paper empirically investigates a conceptual trust-building mechanism that could occur on companies’ social media pages. A survey was conducted among social media users in Belgrade (Serbia). The collected data were analyzed using covariance-based structural equation modeling. It confirmed that in an interactive environment of companies’ social media pages, trust can be built towards two objects. The first one is trust among consumers, and the second one is trust towards a company. The results also confirm a connection between trust and an intention to purchase, both being also related to a consumer’s willingness to obtain information. Therefore, the result can serve as a basis for creating more effective marketing campaigns where a company is the source of information regarding credence (added-value) attributes of its products.