Understanding the factors influencing the attitude toward and the use of mobile technology in developing countries: A model of cellular phone use in Guinea

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Kaba, Bangaly ^a   N'Da, Koffi ^b   Mbarika, Victor ^a  

^a Law Center

^b ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR PHONES; CELLULAR TELEPHONES; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; SYSTEM SCIENCES;

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; MOBILE PHONES; SURVEYS; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TELEPHONE SETS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES;

EID: 51449123716     PISSN: 15301605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/HICSS.2008.479     Document Type: Conference Paper

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