A usability analysis of company websites

Journal of Computer Information Systems

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 117-123

  Cappel, James J ^a   Zhenyu, Huang ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Internet; Web usability; Website design

Indexed keywords

CONTENT ANALYSIS; DESIGN PRACTICE; POSITIVE FEATURES; THREE CATEGORIES; USABILITY ANALYSIS; USABILITY GUIDELINES; WEB SITE DESIGN; WEB USABILITY;

INDUSTRY; INTERNET; USABILITY ENGINEERING;

WEBSITES;

EID: 34247626667     PISSN: 08874417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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