Research Note—Using Expectation Disconfirmation Theory and Polynomial Modeling to Understand Trust in Technology

Nancy K. Lankton
Nancy K. Lankton
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Lewis College of Business, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia 25755
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D. Harrison McKnight
D. Harrison McKnight
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Eli Broad College of Business, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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Ryan T. Wright
Ryan T. Wright
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Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003
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Jason Bennett Thatcher
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Jason Bennett Thatcher
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College of Business and Behavioral Science, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634
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Nancy K. Lankton

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Lewis College of Business, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia 25755

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D. Harrison McKnight

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Eli Broad College of Business, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824

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Ryan T. Wright

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Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003

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Jason Bennett Thatcher

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Jason Bennett Thatcher

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College of Business and Behavioral Science, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634

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Published Online:29 Feb 2016https://doi.org/10.1287/isre.2015.0611

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