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Why different trust relationships matter for information systems users

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Söllner, Matthias, Hoffmann, Axel, Leimeister, Jan Marco·2016·European Journal of Information Systems

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Technology acceptance research has shown that trust is an important factor fostering use of information systems (IS). As a result, numerous IS researchers have studied factors that build trust in I...

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Authors: Söllner, M., Hoffmann, A., & Leimeister, J. M.
Affiliations: University of Kassel (DE)
Corresponding author: Söllner, Matthias
ORCID: Söllner, Matthias
Leimeister, Jan Marco
Venue: European Journal of Information Systems
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Published: 2016-05
Volume: 25
Issue: 3
Pages: 274-287
ISSN: 0960-085X (ISSN-L)
1476-9344
DOI: 10.1057/ejis.2015.17
OpenAlex: W2257140431
Cited by: 223
References: 89
Citations by year: 2026: 44 · 2025: 36 · 2024: 27 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 24 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 28 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 4
FWCI: 9.17
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: hybrid
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Licence: cc-by
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Locations: European Journal of Information Systems (publishedVersion, cc-by)
Alexandria (UniSG) (University of St.Gallen) (acceptedVersion)
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
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Kobra (Universitätsbibliothek Kassel) (cc-by)
Topics: Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Information and Cyber Security
Keywords: trust relationships, information system users, technology acceptance, trust in information systems, user trust

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