Content preparation for cross-cultural e-commerce: A review and a model

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-61

  Liao, H ^a   Proctor, R W ^b   Salvendy, G ^a,c  

^a SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Content preparation; Culture; E commerce; World wide web

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; DECISION MAKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; USER INTERFACES; WEBSITES;

CONCEPTUAL MODELS; CONTENT PREPARATION; CROSS-CULTURAL E-COMMERCE; CULTURAL DIFFERENCES;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

EID: 38949182299     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01449290601088424     Document Type: Article

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