Differentiating between adopter categories in the uses and gratifications for internet services

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 427-435

  Stafford, Thomas F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption processes; Diffusion of innovation; E commerce; Innovation; Internet; Internet service providers (ISPs); Uses and gratifications

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INFORMATION THEORY; MANAGEMENT; MARKETING; MODERNIZATION; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES;

INNOVATION; INTERNET SERVICES;

INTERNET;

EID: 0442326798     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2003.819652     Document Type: Article

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