The diffusion of interactive communication innovations and the critical mass: The adoption of telecommunications services by German banks

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 10-11, 1999, Pages 719-740

  Mahler, Alwin ^a   Rogers, Everett M ^b  

^a Deutschland GmbH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical mass; Diffusion of innovations; Interactive innovations; Telecom services adoption

Indexed keywords

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES;

INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATION INNOVATIONS;

DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0033226086     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-5961(99)00052-X     Document Type: Article

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