The effects of gender and age on new technology implementation in a developing country: Testing the theory of planned behavior (TPB)

Information Technology and People

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 352-375

  Baker, Elizabeth White ^a   Al Gahtani, Said S ^b   Hubona, Geoffrey S ^c  

^a VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Communication technologies; Culture; Demographics; Developing countries; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448982865     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593840710839798     Document Type: Article

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