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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">journal-of-statistics-and-management-systems</journal-id>
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        <journal-title> Journal of Statistics and Management Systems</journal-title>
      </journal-title-group>
      <issn publication-format="electronic">2169-0014</issn>
      <issn publication-format="print">0972-0510</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Taru Publications</publisher-name>
      </publisher>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47974/JSMS-1170</article-id>
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        <article-title>An exploratory study to assess the impact of social media influencers on consumer’s buying behaviour for online apparel shopping</article-title>
      </title-group>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes">
          <name>
            <surname>Dahiya</surname>
            <given-names>Prachi</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Commerce, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Syamala</surname>
            <given-names>G.</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Commerce, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India</aff>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <volume>26</volume>
      <issue>5</issue>
      <fpage>1175</fpage>
      <lpage>1184</lpage>
      <pub-date date-type="pub">
        <day>29</day>
        <month>09</month>
        <year>2023</year>
      </pub-date>
      <abstract>
        <p>The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically accelerated the growth of Online retail shopping platforms. Moreover, it has introduced the concept of social media marketing and the emergence of Social Media Influencers. This study is based on the Stimulus-Organism-Response model of decision-making by Hebb 1950s. The study will analyse the impact of factors arising through content posted by SMIs and their influence on consumers’ buying decisions. The study will use Smart PLS to perform factor analysis and assess the relationship between measured variables and latent variables using Structural Equation Modelling.</p>
      </abstract>
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        <kwd>Social media influencers</kwd>
        <kwd>Online retail shopping</kwd>
        <kwd>Consumer buying behavior</kwd>
        <kwd>Purchase intention</kwd>
        <kwd>Educators and learners</kwd>
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