Exploring satisfaction with the portal's "Cs": Assessing US and Korean preferences

Internet Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 75-97

  Kim, Sung Eon ^a   Arnett, Kirk P ^b  

^a Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Internet; Mega portal; Portal service; User satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863020160     PISSN: 10662243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10662241211199979     Document Type: Article

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