Use and gratification in e-consumers

Internet Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 405-426

  Huang, Echo ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Taiwan

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EID: 50849121043     PISSN: 10662243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10662240810897817     Document Type: Article

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