Contextual effects on the usability dimensions of mobile value-added services: A conceptual framework

International Journal of Mobile Communications

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 309-332

  Turel, Ofir ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Context; Human computer interaction; Mobile commerce (m commerce); Mobile services; Usability

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; RESEARCH;

CONTEXT; MOBILE COMMERCE (M-COMMERCE); MOBILE SERVICES; USABILITY;

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 33644605469     PISSN: 1470949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMC.2006.008944     Document Type: Article

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