Household technology adoption in a global marketplace: Incorporating the role of espoused cultural values

Information Systems Frontiers

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 403-413

  Zhang, Xiaojun ^a   Maruping, Likoebe M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Belief structures; Consumer behavior; Espoused culture; Household technology adoption; Intention

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; MODEL STRUCTURES; PAPER; TECHNOLOGY;

BUSINESS MEDIA; CULTURAL VALUES; FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; GLOBAL MARKETPLACES; LONG TERM ORIENTATION; PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS; SPRINGER (CO); TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

RESEARCH;

EID: 46749086190     PISSN: 13873326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10796-008-9099-y     Document Type: Article

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