Electronic cash: a qualitative assessment of its adoption

International Journal of Bank Marketing

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 192-203

  Szmigin, Isabelle T d ^a   Bourne, Humphrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Financial services; Innovation; New technology; Qualitative techniques

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993014099     PISSN: 02652323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02652329910278888     Document Type: Article

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