A model of consumer information search and online network externalities
β Scribed by Yong Seok Sohn; Hangun Joun; Dae Ryun Chang
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 196 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1094-9968
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