“…eWOM is defined as "the dynamic and ongoing information exchange process between potential, actual, or former consumers regarding a product, service, brand or company, which is available to a multitude of people and institutions via the Internet" (Ismagilova et al, 2017, p.18). Studies have found positive relationships between eWOM and information adoption (Chang & Wu, 2014;Wang et al, 2015), change in attitude (Hsu et al, 2013;Huang & Korfiatis, 2015;Martin & Lueg, 2013;Pan & Chiou, 2011;Shareef et al, 2018), purchase intention (Bi et al, 2017;Chen et al, 2016;Hernandez & Handan, 2014;Pappas, 2016;Pereira et al, 2016;Plotkina & Munzel, 2016;Pookulangara & Koesler, 2011;Sweeney et al, 2014;Weisstein et al, 2017) and sales of products/services (Blal & Sturman, 2014;Cadario, 2014;Eslami & Ghasemaghaei, 2018;. However, information overload from vast quantities of eWOM can cause confusion and result in a negative effect on purchase intention (Furner & Zinko, 2017;Singh et al, 2017).…”