Customer information sharing with e-vendors: The roles of incentives and trust

International Journal of Electronic Commerce

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 63-91

  Premazzi, Katia ^a   Castaldo, Sandro ^a   Grosso, Monica ^a   Raman, Pushkala ^b   Brudvig, Susan ^c   Hofacker, Charles ^d  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Compensation; E vendors; Incentives; Initial trust; Privacy concern; Self disclosure; Service science; Services

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950596766     PISSN: 10864415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/JEC1086-4415140304     Document Type: Conference Paper

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