Evaluating the usability and content usefulness of web sites: A benchmarking approach

Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 46-67

  Hassan, Shahizan ^a   Li, Feng ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Evaluation; Usability; Web content; Web design

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; EVALUATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; USABILITY ENGINEERING;

USABILITY MODELS; WEB CONTENT; WEB DESIGN; WEB USABILITY;

WEBSITES;

EID: 15444363004     PISSN: 15392937     EISSN: 15392929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jeco.2005040104     Document Type: Article

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