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Original Articles

Are we different? Analyzing the role of algorithmic curation and algorithmic literacy during online shopping from a gender differences perspective

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Pages 1990-2006 | Received 03 Apr 2023, Accepted 05 Jul 2023, Published online: 21 Jul 2023

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