A cross-cultural study of communication technology acceptance: Comparison of cellular phone adoption in south Korea and the United States

Journal of Global Information Technology Management

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 43-58

  Kwon, Hyosun Stella ^a   Chidambaram, Laku ^b  

^a SAMSUNG Electronics   (South Korea)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0007843756     PISSN: 1097198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1097198X.1998.10856236     Document Type: Article

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