Factors influencing corporate web site adoption: A time-based assessment

Information and Management

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 337-354

  Beatty, Robert C ^a   Shim, J P ^b   Jones, Mary C ^c  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic commerce; Information technology adoption; World Wide Web

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035400778     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7206(00)00064-1     Document Type: Article

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