Impact of signals and experience on trust and trusting behavior

Ying-Hueih Chen1, Shu-Hua Chien, Jyh-Jeng Wu

  • 1Department of Computer Science and Information Management, Providence University, Taichung, Taiwan. yhchen@pu.edu.tw

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