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A GENERIC PURCHASING-DECISION MODEL
Need identification
Information search
product brokering
Deciding what product to buy.
merchant brokering
Deciding from whom (from what merchant) to buy products.
Evaluation of alternatives
Purchase decision and delivery
Postpurchase behavior
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Factors influencing online buyers' decisions
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