Technology fears: Distrust and cultural persistence in electronic marketplace adoption

Journal of Strategic Information Systems

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 169-199

  Hsiao, Ruey Lin ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cultural beliefs; E marketplace adoption; Reliability related distrust; Trust production mechanisms; Value oriented distrust

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INFORMATION USE; ONLINE SYSTEMS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ELECTRONIC MARKETPLACE ADOPTION;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0242440100     PISSN: 09638687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0963-8687(03)00034-9     Document Type: Article

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