The purpose of this article is to present a multi-items scale on Web retail service quality. After reviewing the literature on this subject, two studies are presented. The first study is a qualitative one with a literature review and a series of depth individuals interviews and focus groups of...

Bulletin board methodology emerged at the end of the 1990s and is becoming the most frequently used qualitative study technique. This interactive approach groups a community of participants in a private or public online forum for a duration that varies from several days to several months....

Using virtual worlds, this paper examines the link that exists between individuals and their avatars in terms of identity. The outcomes of the study suggest that virtual worlds and the social and business interactions they offer are tools to build consumer identity. An exploratory qualitative...

Based on consumer behaviors in multichannel distribution literature and academic studies on the Internet, this article focuses on how the use of the web site may influence the consumer's perception of quality in-store. This research highlights the need to redefine quality parameters taking into...

A partir de différentes disciplines, ces études expliquent la construction culturelle, politique ou idéologique des identités.