Numerous studies on negative online reviews have corroborated its effects to benegative with respect to purchasing behaviour (Bambauer-Sachse and Mangold 2011;Park, Lee, and Han 2007). Although it seems straightforward to reason that negative onlinereviews will negatively impact consumers’ brand evaluation and purchase intent, recentresearch has shown somewhat conflicting results (Wu, Van der Heijden, and Korfiatis2011). Berger, Sorensen, and Rasmussen (2010) posit in their study that negative onlinereviews may actually have positive effects on purchase intention, and subsequently sales,when product awareness is low. This study suggests that, over time, consumersdisassociate the negative information with the product, yet the increased awareness maylead to increased purchase intent (Berger et al. 2010). The inconsistencies in these findingspresent an opportunity for this study to clarify the effects of negative online reviews onconsumers’ perceptions of a product. This effect is especially prevalent in the context ofonline reviews of consumer electronics.
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