Attitudes toward computers: When do they predict computer use?

Information and Management

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 275-284

  Winter, Susan J ^a,d   Chudoba, Katherine M ^b   Gutek, Barbara A ^c  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Behavior; Computer literacy; Control; Information technology utilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001015144     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7206(98)00065-2     Document Type: Article

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