Manifestations of interpersonal trust in online interaction: A cross-cultural study comparing the differential utilization of seller ratings by eBay participants in Canada, France, and Germany

New Media and Society

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 219-234

  Vishwanath, Arun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Culturally mediated communication; eBay; Inglehart; Interpersonal trust; Online auctions; Online behavior; World Values Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842487417     PISSN: 14614448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1461444804041441     Document Type: Review

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