The intention-behaviour gap in technology usage: The moderating role of attitude strength

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 389-401

  Bhattacherjee, A ^a   Sanford, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

IT diffusion and adoption; Questionnaire surveys; User acceptance of IT

Indexed keywords

DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; IT DIFFUSION AND ADOPTION; LONGITUDINAL FIELDS; MEDIUM EFFECT; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TWO-DIMENSION; UKRAINE; USAGE CONTEXT; USER ACCEPTANCE OF IT;

INFORMATION SERVICES; SURVEYS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 70449556786     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01449290802121230     Document Type: Article

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