Online consumer behavior: Comparing Canadian and Chinese website visitors

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 958-965

  Mazaheri, Ebrahim ^a   Richard, Marie Odile ^b   Laroche, Michel ^c  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c John Molson School of Business   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atmospherics; Canada; China; Cognitions; Emotions; Internet

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957816243     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2010.11.018     Document Type: Article

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