Understanding the development and diffusion of mobile commerce technologies in China: A biographical study with an actor-network theory perspective

International Journal of Electronic Commerce

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 47-76

  Wang, Youwei ^a   Yuan, Yufei ^b   Turel, Ofir ^c,d   Tu, Zhiling ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Actor network theory; Mobile commerce platforms; Mobile services development and diffusion processes; Short messaging services

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944315445     PISSN: 10864415     EISSN: 15579301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10864415.2015.1029358     Document Type: Article

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