A theoretical approach to Web design in E-commerce: A belief reinforcement model

Management Science

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1219-1235

  Song, Jaeki ^a   Zahedi, Fatemeh ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Actor network theory; External referents; External subjective norm; Isomorphism; Theory of planned behavior; Web customer beliefs; Web design elements

Indexed keywords

ACTOR-NETWORK THEORY; EXTERNAL REFERENTS; EXTERNAL SUBJECTIVE NORM; ISOMORPHISM; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; WEB-CUSTOMER BELIEFS; WEB-DESIGN ELEMENTS;

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; REINFORCEMENT; WEBSITES;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

EID: 25144467018     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1050.0427     Document Type: Article

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