Attributes of web site usability: A study of web users with the repertory grid technique

International Journal of Electronic Commerce

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 97-126

  Tung, Lai ^a,b   Xu, Yun ^b   Tan, Felix ^c,d  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c Department of Information Systems ^*  (New Zealand)

^d AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

B2C Web site; Microsoft Usability Guidelines; Repertory Grid Technique; Web site usability; Web users

Indexed keywords

EID: 67749127740     PISSN: 10864415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/JEC1086-4415130405     Document Type: Article

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