An analysis of the e-service literature: Towards a research agenda

Internet Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 339-359

  Rowley, Jennifer ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electronic commerce; Internet; Quality; Retailing; Service industries

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745436413     PISSN: 10662243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10662240610673736     Document Type: Article

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