Return visits: A review of how web site design can engender visitor loyalty

Journal of Information Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-26

  Cyr, Dianne ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

user characteristics; user content; Web site design; Web site localization

Indexed keywords

USER CHARACTERISTICS; USER CONTENT; WEB SITE DESIGN;

EID: 84894119827     PISSN: 02683962     EISSN: 14664437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jit.2013.25     Document Type: Review

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