Potential risks to e-commerce development using exploratory factor analysis

International Journal of Services, Technology and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-71

  Wat, Francis K T ^a   Ngai, Eric W T ^a   Cheng, T C Edwin ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

e commerce development; Exploratory factor analysis; Risk identification

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CRYPTOGRAPHY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; OUTSOURCING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

E-COMMERCE DEVELOPMENT; EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; MANAGERIAL RISKS; RISK IDENTIFICATION; VENDOR QUALITY RISKS;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

EID: 20144377140     PISSN: 14606720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSTM.2005.006544     Document Type: Article

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