Influence of gender on internet commerce: An explorative study in Singapore

Journal of Internet Commerce

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 95-119

  Cho, Hichang ^a   Jialin, Stephanie Koh ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Emotion; Gender; Internet commerce; Self efficacy; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650093231     PISSN: 15332861     EISSN: 1533287X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332860802004394     Document Type: Article

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