Risk, drivers, and impediments to online shopping in Spain and Japan

Journal of Euromarketing

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-64

  Martín, Sonia San ^a   Camarero, Carmen ^b   Hernández, Carlos ^a   Valls, Lluís ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Drivers; E commerce; Impediments; Japan; Risk; Spain

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; INTERNET; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHOPPING ACTIVITY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TRANSACTION COST;

JAPAN; SPAIN;

EID: 77950283908     PISSN: 10496483     EISSN: 15286967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10496480902868425     Document Type: Article

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