Perceived critical mass effect on groupware acceptance

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 91-103

  Lou, H ^a   Luo, W ^b   Strong, D ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 23044518956     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.ejis.3000358     Document Type: Article

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