Vol. 6, Iss. 3, 2020

The cultural impact of navigation design in global e-commerce

Peter Broeder (ORCiD), Tilburg University, The Netherlands & Anna Gkogka (ORCiD), Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Published online: 30 October 2020, JTHSM, 6(3), pp.46-53.

URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-69985-4, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4064008

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