The effects of information system user expectations on their performance and perceptions

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 493-514

  Szajna, Bernadette ^a   Scamell, Richard W ^b  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive dissonance theory; Implementation expectations; Information systems development; Realism of user expectations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141990195     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/249589     Document Type: Article

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