The influence of attitudes on personal computer utilization among knowledge workers: The case of Saudi Arabia

Information and Management

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 185-204

  Al Khaldi, Muhammad A ^a   Olusegun Wallace, R S ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Knowledge workers; PC utilization; Saudi Arabia; Social factors; User attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013207858     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7206(99)00017-8     Document Type: Article

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