Can web seals work wonders for small E-vendors in the online trading environment? A theoretical approach

International Journal of e-Business Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 20-39

  Hu, Xiaorui ^a   Wu, Yuhong ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; e vendor; Internet fraud; Online shopping; Signaling; Trust; Web seal

Indexed keywords

EID: 49249089238     PISSN: 15481131     EISSN: 1548114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jebr.2008070102     Document Type: Article

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