The relationships between national culture and E-adoption: A case study of Iran

American Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 369-377

  Moghadam, Akram Hadizadeh ^a   Assar, Parisa ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Hofstede's Cultural dimensions; ICT adoption and implementation; National Culture; VSM method

Indexed keywords

EID: 37349052764     PISSN: 15469239     EISSN: 15543641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajassp.2008.369.377     Document Type: Article

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