<? Pub Dtl=""?> This paper extends the Behavioral Ecology of Consumption, a foraging
theory model of human decision-making in an online environment, in a replication and …

The results of past research on download waiting have been mixed. To better understand
and begin to address this serious practical problem, the proposed conceptual framework …

Academic research reflects an increasing concern that conventional knowledge on services
management such as location strategy may not adequately inform management on crafting …

Information technology has had a major impact on individuals, organizations and society
over the past 50 years. There are few organizations that can afford to ignore IT and few …

This experiment investigates how slow downloads of shopping web sites are perceived by
online consumers, and how download delays relate to web site abandoning and stage of …

As competition increases in the online world, website owners will investigate ways in which
they can attract more users. Additionally, many consumers suffer ever-increasing time …

This paper reports on an investigation into relationships between challenges and success
factors in e-business, from the perspective of the acknowledged benefits achieved by large …

Most e-commerce sites would like to include as much relevant and sales-inducing content
on their pages as possible. Unfortunately, resulting download delays may lead to consumer …