The effect of website design dimensions on initial trust: A synthesis of the empirical literature

Journal of Electronic Commerce Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 272-301

  Karimov, Farhod P ^a   Brengman, Malaika ^a   van Hove, Leo ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

B2C e commerce; Initial online trust; Literature review; Vote count method; Website design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864146563     PISSN: 19389027     EISSN: 15266133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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