A comparison of American and Indian consumers perceptions of electronic commerce

Information Resources Management Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 24-40

  Van Slyke, Craig ^a   Bélanger, France ^b   Sridhar, Varadharajan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Diffusion of innovation theory; Electronic commerce; India; National culture; Survey; Technology adoption; United States

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; SURVEYS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION THEORY; INDIA; NATIONAL CULTURE; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; UNITED STATES;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

EID: 15744399553     PISSN: 10401628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/irmj.2005040102     Document Type: Article

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