The effect of perceived ethical performance of shopping websites on consumer trust

Journal of Computer Information Systems

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-24

  Yang, Ming Hsien ^a   Lin, Binshan ^b   Chandlrees, Natalyn ^a   Chao, Hung Yi ^a  

^a FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer perception; Electronic commerce (EC); Ethical performance; Online shopping; Trust; Website

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER PERCEPTION; ETHICAL ISSUES; ETHICAL PERFORMANCE; ONLINE SHOPPING; PRIVACY POLICIES; SELLING ONLINE; SHOPPING WEBSITES; TRUST;

PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; SALES; WEBSITES;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

EID: 73349124466     PISSN: 08874417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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