Measuring success of electronic trading in the insurance industry: Operationalising the disconfirmation of expectations paradigm

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 483-493

  Fearon, C ^a   Philip, G ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benefit success; Disconfirmation of expectations; Electronic trading

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

BENEFIT SUCCESS; CASE STUDIES; DISCONFIRMATION OF EXPECTATIONS; ELECTRONIC TRADING; INSURANCE INDUSTRIES; MEASURE OF INFORMATIONS; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; OVERALL PERFORMANCES; SYSTEM PERFORMANCES;

MANAGERS;

EID: 56549099600     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01449290601177029     Document Type: Article

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