The Impact of National Environment on the Adoption of Internet Banking: Comparing Singapore and South Africa

Journal of Global Information Management

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 1-26

  Brown, Irwin ^a   Hoppe, Rudi ^a   Mugera, Pauline ^a   Newman, Paul ^a   Stander, Adrie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Internet banking; National environment; Singapore; South Africa; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INTERNET; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

INTERNET BANKING; NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 1542286544     PISSN: 10627375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jgim.2004040101     Document Type: Article

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