Assessing User Competence: Conceptualization and Measurement

Information Systems Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-60

  Marcolin, Barbara L ^a   Compeau, Deborah R ^a   Munro, Malcolm C ^a   Huff, Sid L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Competence; Empirical; End user computing; Self efficacy; Software skills; Theoretical framework

Indexed keywords

WORD PROCESSING;

COMPETENCE; EMPIRICAL; END USER COMPUTING; SELF EFFICACY; SOFTWARE SKILLS; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK;

SOFTWARE TESTING;

EID: 0034381936     PISSN: 10477047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/isre.11.1.37.11782     Document Type: Article

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