Consumer Trust in Electronic Commerce: An Alternative Framework Using Technology Acceptance
Year: 2001
Type: article
Abstract: The Internet continues to grow at a substantial rate, with estimates for online persons reaching 407 million by November 2000 (Nua 2001).Despite this growth, business to consumer commerce still experiences challenges on many fronts.Several studies have identified trust as a major concern for consumers to buy online.This paper examines trust and its antecedents, and presents an alternative framework, using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), of the consumer's usage of the Internet for e-commerce.
Authors: Ananth Chiravuri, Derek L. Nazareth
Institution: University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems and Management
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1503362740
