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Research Article

Discovering the juxtaposed affordances in digitally transformed live streaming e-commerce: A mixed-methods study from a vicarious learning perspective

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Received 17 Sep 2021, Accepted 29 Jan 2023, Published online: 28 Feb 2023

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