Converting virtual community members into online buyers

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 513-520

  Gupta, Sumeet ^a   Kim, Hee Woong ^b   Shin, Seon Jin ^c  

^a Shri Shankaracharya Group of Institution   (India)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c Sogang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONDITIONED REFLEX; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY;

ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMMERCE; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 77958156139     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2009.0202     Document Type: Article

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