MIDDLE-EAST.COM: Diffusion of the internet and online shopping in Jordan and Turkey

Journal of Global Information Technology Management

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 43-61

  Stafford, Thomas F ^a   Turan, Aykut Hamit ^b   Khasawneh, Ahmad Mansour ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c AL HUSSEIN BIN TALAL UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Internet; Middle east; Online shopping; Technology diffusion; User motivations

Indexed keywords

EID: 63349102230     PISSN: 1097198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1097198X.2006.10856426     Document Type: Article

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