Virtual worlds adoption: A research framework and empirical study

Online Information Review

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 889-900

  Hua, Guangying ^a   Haughton, Dominique ^a  

^a BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Innovation; Internet; Simulation

Indexed keywords

DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; EMPIRICAL DATA; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; HIGHLY-CORRELATED; INTERNET BASED; PERCEIVED ENJOYMENT; PERCEIVED USEFULNESS; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SIMULATED ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL FACTOR; SURVEY RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL; VIRTUAL WORLDS;

RESEARCH;

INTERNET;

EID: 74549119499     PISSN: 14684527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14684520911001891     Document Type: Article

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