Behavioral Influences on E-Commerce Adoption in a Developing Country Context

Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-15

  Uzoka, Faith Michael E ^a   Shemi, Alice P ^a   Seleka, Geoffrey G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Behavioural Factors; Developing Countries; E commerce; Planned Behaviour; Technology Diffusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049084139     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16814835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1681-4835.2007.tb00213.x     Document Type: Article

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