Is TAM for wireless mobile data services applicable in China? A survey report from Zhejiang, China

International Journal of Mobile Communications

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-31

  Lu, June ^a   Wang, Lu Zhuang ^b   Yu, Chun Sheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON VICTORIA   (United States)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY CITY COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

China; Mobile data services; Mobile phones; TAM; Technology acceptance model; Technology adoption; Wireless internet; Zhejiang

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

CHINA; MOBILE PHONES; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING (SEM); TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL (TAM); TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; ZHEJIANG;

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 33846131595     PISSN: 1470949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMC.2007.011487     Document Type: Review

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