How Consumer Perceptions of Network Size and Social Interactions Influence the Intention to adopt Peer-to-Peer Technologies

International Journal of E-Business Research (IJEBR)

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 49-66

  Song, Jaeki ^a   Walden, Eric ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

network externality; network size; P2P technologies; social exchange

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001799371     PISSN: 15481131     EISSN: 1548114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jebr.2007100103     Document Type: Article

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