The impact of privacy concern on user adoption of location-based services

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 212-226

  Zhou, Tao ^a  

^a HANGZHOU DIANZI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Consumer risk; Mobile communication systems; Privacy; Trust

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR; CONSUMER RISK; MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; PRIVACY; TRUST;

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; RADIO BROADCASTING;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 79952391293     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635571111115146     Document Type: Article

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