Using the domain specific innovativeness scale to identify innovative Internet consumers

Internet Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 149-158

  Goldsmith, Ronald E ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Electronic commerce; Innovation; Internet; Shopping

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543052798     PISSN: 10662243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10662240110695098     Document Type: Article

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