Consumer reactions to potential intrusiveness and benefits of RFID

International Journal of Information Technology and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 76-97

  Sill, Heather E ^a,b   Fisher, Sandra L ^a   Wasserman, Michael E ^a  

^a CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Fortune 100 Technology Firm

Author keywords

Intention to purchase; Personal innovativeness; Radio Frequency Identification (RFID); Technology adoption; Trust

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

PERSONAL INNOVATIVENESS; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID); TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 37849007905     PISSN: 14614111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJITM.2008.015890     Document Type: Article

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