Understanding online customer repurchasing intention and the mediating role of trust- An empirical investigation in two developed countries

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 205-222

  Qureshi, Israr ^a   Fang, Yulin ^b   Ramsey, Elaine ^c   McCole, Patrick ^d   Ibbotson, Patrick ^c   Compeau, Deborah ^e  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

E commerce; Repurchasing intention; Structural equation modeling; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 68549125274     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejis.2009.15     Document Type: Article

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