Understanding it adoption decisions in small business: Integrating current theories

Information and Management

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 269-285

  Riemenschneider, Cynthia K ^a   Harrison, David A ^b   Mykytyn Jr , Peter P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

IT adoption; Small firms; Technology acceptance model; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PERSONNEL; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; WEBSITES;

TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL (TAM);

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0037373508     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7206(02)00010-1     Document Type: Article

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