Why consumers use and do not use technology-enabled services

Journal of Services Marketing

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 125-135

  Walker, Rhett H ^a   Johnson, Lester W ^b,c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Mt Eliza Business School   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Information services; Internet shopping; Invoicing; Virtual banking

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745825541     PISSN: 08876045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/08876040610657057     Document Type: Article

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