Understanding digital inequality: Comparing continued use behavioral models of the socio-economically advantaged and disadvantaged

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 97-126

  Hsieh, J J Po An ^a   Rai, Arun ^b   Keil, Mark ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital divide; Digital inequality; IT policy; Socio economic inequality; Technology acceptance

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; INTERNET; PUBLIC POLICY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TELEVISION;

DIGITAL DIVIDE; DIGITAL INEQUALITY; SOCIO-ECONOMIC INEQUALITY; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 40749113599     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/25148830     Document Type: Article

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