Effects of various characteristics of social commerce (s-commerce) on consumers’ trust and trust performance

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 318-332

  Kim, Sanghyun ^a   Park, Hyunsun ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Purchase intentions; Social commerce; Trust; Trust performance; Word of mouth intentions

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; PURCHASING; SALES;

PURCHASE INTENTION; SOCIAL COMMERCES; TRUST; TRUST PERFORMANCE; WORD OF MOUTH;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84871365586     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2012.11.006     Document Type: Article

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