The role of perceived control and gender in consumer reactions to download delays

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 756-760

  Dabholkar, Pratibha A ^a   Sheng, Xiaojing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Download delays; Gender differences; Intentions; Online marketing; Perceived control

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349108304     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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