The impact of product type and perceived characteristics of the Web on multifaceted online shopping behavior

Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-29

  Rhee, Hyeun Suk ^a   Riggins, Frederick J ^b   Kim, Cheongtag ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

E commerce adoption; Online consumer behavior; Perceived characteristics of the Web (PCW); Product type

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449210901     PISSN: 10919392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10919390802198907     Document Type: Article

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