Trust, privacy, and security in electronic business: The case of the GCC countries

Information Management and Computer Security

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 270-283

  Shalhoub, Zeinab Karake ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Data security; Electronic commerce; Persian Gulf states; Privacy; Trust

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER CRIME; ECONOMICS; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; ONLINE SYSTEMS;

DEVELOPING ECONOMIES; ELECTRONIC BUSINESS; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE DIFFUSION; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE TRANSACTIONS; ONLINE TRANSACTIONS; PRIVACY POLICIES;

SECURITY OF DATA;

EID: 33744816543     PISSN: 09685227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09685220610670413     Document Type: Article

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