Who is Out There? Exploring the Effects of Trust and Perceived Risk on Saas Adoption Intentions

Data Base for Advances in Information Systems

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 49-68

  Heart, Tsipi ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

intention to adopt; perceived capabilities; perceived reputation; perceived risk; Software as a Service; trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877789941     PISSN: 00950033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/1851175.1851179     Document Type: Article

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