The internet for academics: Towards a holistic adoption model

Online Information Review

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 542-554

  Hinson, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Internet; Research; Teaching

Indexed keywords

INTERNET ADOPTION; INTERNET ADOPTION MODEL; INTERNET ADOPTION MODEL FOR ACADEMICS (IAMA); LITERATURE SURVEY;

ABSTRACTING; INFORMATION THEORY; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SURVEYS;

INTERNET;

EID: 33750023724     PISSN: 14684527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14684520610706415     Document Type: Article

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