The effects of product photographs and reputation systems on consumer behavior and product cost on eBay

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 570-576

  Van Der Heide, Brandon ^a   Johnson, Benjamin K ^a   Vang, Mao H ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Consumer behavior; Online commerce; Warranting theory

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; CONTENT ANALYSIS; ONLINE AUCTIONS; ONLINE COMMERCE; PRODUCT COST; REPUTATION SYSTEMS; SALES PRICES; THEORETICAL DEVELOPMENT; THEORY DEVELOPMENT; WARRANTING THEORY;

COMMUNICATION; COST ACCOUNTING; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; INTERNET; PHOTOGRAPHY;

CONSUMER BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84872444999     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2012.11.002     Document Type: Article

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