Commitment, trust, and social involvement: An exploratory study of antecedents to web shopper loyalty

Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 243-268

  Thatcher, Jason Bennett ^a   George, Joey F ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer loyalty; E commerce strategy; Trust in the internet; Web shopping

Indexed keywords

EID: 10844221421     PISSN: 10919392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327744joce1404_2     Document Type: Review

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