Consumers' perceptions of e-shopping characteristics: An expectancy-value approach

Journal of Services Marketing

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 500-513

  Lim, Heejin ^a   Dubinsky, Alan J ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Electronic commerce; Expectation; Internet; Shopping; Value analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993083609     PISSN: 08876045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/08876040410561839     Document Type: Article

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