Consumer behavior in Web-based commerce: An empirical study

International Journal of Electronic Commerce

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 115-138

  Koufaris, Marios ^a   Kambil, Ajit ^b   LaBarbera, Priscilla Ann ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer behavior; Customer retention; Electronic commerce; Unplanned purchases; Web customers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013382873     PISSN: 10864415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10864415.2001.11044233     Document Type: Article

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