An investigation of user communication behavior in computer mediated environments

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2336-2356

  Chang, Hsin Hsin ^a   Wang, I Chen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computer mediated environment; Flow theory; Interactivity; Technology acceptance model

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTERS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MOTIVATION; WEBSITES; WORLD WIDE WEB;

(OTDR) TECHNOLOGY; BEHAVIORAL INTENTION; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIORS; ELSEVIER (CO); EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION; FLOW EXPERIENCE; FLOW THEORIES; IN ORDER; INTERACTIVITY; INTRINSIC MOTIVATION; ON LINE COMMUNICATIONS; ONLINE INTERACTIVITY; PERCEIVED EASE OF USE (PEOU); PERCEIVED USEFULNESS (PU); SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL (TAM); USER COMMUNICATION; WEB SITE; WEB USERS; WEB-BASED INFORMATION;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 45549122293     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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