The fundamental reasons of e-consumers' loyalty to an online store

Electronic Commerce Research and Applications

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 117-130

  Koo, Dong Mo ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Consumer behavior; Means end chain theory; Online shopping; Personal values; Store loyalty

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DATA ACQUISITION; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHOPPING CENTERS;

CONSUMER BEHAVIORS; MEANS-END CHAIN THEORY; ONLINE SHOPPING; PERSONAL VALUES; STORE LOYALTY;

ONLINE SYSTEMS;

EID: 33747732853     PISSN: 15674223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elerap.2005.10.003     Document Type: Article

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