Critical Factors for Acceptance of Social Commerce: A Case Study in Oman |
FAROOQUE, Murtaza
(Department of Management Information Systems, Dhofar University)
ALMARHOON, Shahrazad (Department of Management Information Systems, Dhofar University) ALHARIZI, Shamma (Department of Information Systems, Sultan Qaboos University) MOHAMMED, Aref (Department of Management Information Systems, Dhofar University) |
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