Exploring the application and acceptance of group support systems in Africa

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 197-234

  De Vreede, Gert Jan ^a   Jones, Noel ^b,c,d,e   Mgaya, Rabson J ^a,f,g  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b Capacity Building International ^*

^c WORLD BANK   (United States)

^d Groupware Services

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (India)

^g UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Cross cultural studies; Field study; Grounded theory research; Group support systems; Technology acceptance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032223735     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07421222.1998.11518218     Document Type: Article

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