Online shopping, the standard learning hierarchy, and consumers' internet expertise: An American-Spanish comparison

Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 312-334

  Martínez López, Francisco J ^a   Luna, Paula ^b   Martínez, Francisco José ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Electronic commerce; Internet; Shopping

Indexed keywords

EID: 22544433451     PISSN: 10662243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10662240510602717     Document Type: Review

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