Measuring general computer self-efficacy: The surprising comparison of three instruments in predicting performance, attitudes, and usage

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Downey, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTING BEHAVIORS; PERFORMANCE PREDICTIONS; PREDICTING ABILITY; SUMMING APPLICATION-SPECIFIC CSES (SGCSE);

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PERFORMANCE; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

COMPUTER SCIENCE;

EID: 33749659207     PISSN: 15301605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/HICSS.2006.268     Document Type: Conference Paper

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