WebQual: An instrument for consumer evaluation of web sites

International Journal of Electronic Commerce

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 51-87

  Loiacono, Eleanor T ^a   Watson, Richard T ^b   Goodhue, Dale L ^b  

^a WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer evaluation; Instrument development; TAM; Technology Acceptance Model; Theory of Reasoned Action; TRA; Web site evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847013839     PISSN: 10864415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/JEC1086-4415110302     Document Type: Article

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