The factors that influence adoption of ICTs by recent refugee immigrants to New Zealand

Informing Science

Volumn 9, Issue , 2006, Pages 111-120

  Kabbar, Eltahir F ^a   Crump, Barbara J ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Digital divide; ICTs adoption; Immigrants; Refugees; Rogers' DOI; Social inclusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845370597     PISSN: 15214672     EISSN: 15214672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.28945/2971     Document Type: Article

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