Web perception and young consumers: An empirical investigation of factors influencing perceptions of online companies

Journal of Internet Commerce

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 53-77

  Lepkowska White, Elzbieta ^a   Page, Christine ^a   Youndt, Mark ^a  

^a SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Product characteristics; Vendor characteristics; Web design characteristics; Web perceptions; Young consumers

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010555668     PISSN: 15332861     EISSN: 1533287X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J179v03n02_04     Document Type: Article

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