Smart Consumer Electronic Systems

Consumer attitudes and perceptions on electronic waste: An assessment

The electronics industry is one of fastest growing manufacturing industries in India. However, the increase in the sales of electronic goods and their rapid obsolescence has resulted in the large-scale generation of electronic waste, popularly known as e-waste. E-waste has become a matter of concern due to the presence of toxic and hazardous substances present in electronic goods which, if not ...

Trust in consumer-to-consumer electronic commerce

We developed a model of consumer-to-consumer (C2C) e-commerce trust and tested it. We expected that two influences: internal (natural propensity to trust [NPT] and perception of web site quality [PWSQ]) and external (other’s trust of buyers/sellers [OTBS] and third party recognition [TPR]) would affect an individual’s trust in C2C e-commerce. However contrary to studies of other types of e-comm...

Consumer attitudes and perceptions on electronic waste: An assessment

The electronics industry is one of fastest growing manufacturing industries in India. However, the increase in the sales of electronic goods and their rapid obsolescence has resulted in the large-scale generation of electronic waste, popularly known as e-waste. E-waste has become a matter of concern due to the presence of toxic and hazardous substances present in electronic goods which, if not ...

electronic contract formation and consumer protection

although electronic contract consists of offer and acceptance, its specific characteristics and the fact that parties to it state their intention in a virtual world i.e. cyber-space, and specially given consumer's need of enough protection in this environment, new rules have been included in laws concerning this kind of contract which seek to make sure that consumer has been well informed ...

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