Co-authored with Shen, Z.
Gaining customer trust in mobile commerce, which uses radio-based wireless devices to conduct business transactions over the Web-based e-commerce system, is a particularly daunting task because of its unique features. Whereas mobile devices are terrifically convenient for anytime shopping, their small screens, low-resolution displays, and tiny multifunction keypads make developing user friendly interfaces and graphical applications a challenge. Mobile handsets are also limited in computational power, memory, and battery life. Wireless networks have their problems too, including limitations in bandwidth, connection stability, and function predictability. Also, these networks have a relatively high operation cost, lack a standardized protocol, and data transmitted wirelessly is more vulnerable to eavesdropping. In this article we use a model we developed for customer trust building to study means of initiating and sustaining customer trust in mobile commerce.