Consumer information use and misuse in electronic business: An alternative to privacy regulation

Information Systems Management

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 75-87

  Cassidy, Christopher M ^a   Chae, Bongsug ^b  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL SECTOR; CONSUMER INFORMATION; E BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT; ELECTRONIC BUSINESS; MARKET FAILURES; PRIVACY REGULATION; VOLUNTARY ACTION;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

INFORMATION USE;

EID: 33745673022     PISSN: 10580530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1201/1078.10580530/46108.23.3.20060601/93709.8     Document Type: Article

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