A two-level theoretical model on digital divide in individual ecommerce utilization in China

2011 IEEE 3rd International Conference on Communication Software and Networks, ICCSN 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 92-96

  Zhu, Shizhan ^a  

^a GUANGDONG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

China; digital divide; individual ecommerce; psychological; social demographic; socioeconomic

Indexed keywords

CHINA; DIGITAL DIVIDE; INDIVIDUAL ECOMMERCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL DEMOGRAPHIC; SOCIOECONOMIC;

COMMUNICATION; POPULATION STATISTICS;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

EID: 80053147611     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICCSN.2011.6013784     Document Type: Conference Paper

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