Managing consumer adoption of broadband: Examining drivers and barriers

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 357-369

  Dwivedi, Yogesh K ^a   Lal, Banita ^b   Williams, Michael D ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Broadband networks; Consumer behaviour; Internet; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS MODELS; CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; DOCTORAL RESEARCH; FACILITATING CONDITIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL INFLUENCE; SURVEY RESEARCH; SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS; UNITED KINGDOM;

INTERNET; INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS;

RESEARCH;

EID: 67650705335     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635570910939380     Document Type: Article

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