How third-party certification programs relate to consumer trust in online transactions: An exploratory study

Psychology and Marketing

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 839-858

  Jiang, Pingjun ^a   Jones, David B ^a,c   Javie, Sharon ^b  

^a LA SALLE UNIVERSITY

^b La Salle University ^*

^c LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 51149094150     PISSN: 07426046     EISSN: 15206793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mar.20243     Document Type: Article

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