The effect of encryption on Internet purchase intent in multiple vendor and product risk settings

Electronic Commerce Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 401-419

  Mascha, Maureen Francis ^a   Miller, Cathleen L ^b   Janvrin, Diane J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

E commerce; Encryption; Purchase intent; Web assurance seal

Indexed keywords

EID: 80255132785     PISSN: 13895753     EISSN: 15729362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10660-011-9080-6     Document Type: Article

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