Buying on the Internet: Gender Differences in On-line and Conventional Buying Motivations

Sex Roles

Volumn 50, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 423-444

  Dittmar, Helga ^a   Long, Karen ^a   Meek, Rosie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buying motivations; Buying on line; Internet and gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 2142657254     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/b:sers.0000018896.35251.c7     Document Type: Article

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