Consumer costs in electronic commerce: An empirical examination of electronic versus traditional markets

Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 47-58

  Malaga, Ross A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer buying behavior; Electronic commerce; Price; Retail; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039147466     PISSN: 10919392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327744JOCE1101_04     Document Type: Article

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