Enhancing user experience through pervasive information systems: The case of pervasive retailing

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 319-335

  Kourouthanassis, Panos E ^a   Giaglis, George M ^a   Vrechopoulos, Adam P ^a  

^a ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Pervasive computing; User experience

Indexed keywords

PROBLEM SOLVING; SEARCH ENGINES; UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING;

DESKTOP INFORMATION SYSTEMS (DIS); USER EXPERIENCE;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 34547888732     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2007.04.005     Document Type: Article

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