Elucidating individual intention to use interactive information technologies: The role of network externalities

International Journal of Electronic Commerce

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-108

  Lin, Chieh Peng ^a   Bhattacherjee, Anol ^b  

^a NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Information technology usage; Network effects; Network externality; Survey research

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949135597     PISSN: 10864415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/JEC1086-4415130103     Document Type: Article

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