A user-based perspective on limits to the adoption of new technology

International Journal of Technoentrepreneurship

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-114

  Schiavone, Francesco ^a   Macvaugh, Jason ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

^b Cheltenham Gloucester College of Higher Education   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community of users; Consumer expertise; Innovation; Knowledge; Non use

Indexed keywords

EID: 77349086354     PISSN: 17465370     EISSN: 17465389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTE.2009.031499     Document Type: Article

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