A Holistic Framework for Trust in Online Transactions

International Journal of Management Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 85-103

  Li, Feng ^a   Pieńkowski, Dariusz ^a   Van Moorsel, Aad ^b   Smith, Chris ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84855945247     PISSN: 14608545     EISSN: 14682370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2370.2011.00311.x     Document Type: Review

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