Influence of online shopping information dependency and innovativeness on internet shopping adoption

Online Information Review

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 648-667

  Bigné Alcaiz, Enrique ^a   Ruiz Mafé, Carla ^a   Aldás Manzano, Joaquín ^a   Sanz Blas, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Electronic commerce; Innovation; Online operations; Shopping; Spain

Indexed keywords

EXPOSURE CONTROLS; INTERNET; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODAL ANALYSIS; SALES; STATISTICAL METHODS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR; INNOVATION; ONLINE OPERATIONS; SHOPPING; SPAIN;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

EID: 53849132364     PISSN: 14684527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14684520810914025     Document Type: Article

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