Smart home design and operation preferences of Americans and Koreans

Ergonomics

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 636-660

  Jeong, Kyeong Ah ^a   Salvendy, Gavriel ^a,b   Proctor, Robert W ^c  

^a SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING   (United States)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural survey; Culture; Smart home; User centred design

Indexed keywords

CULTURE; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; INFLUENTIAL FACTORS; MULTIPLE REGRESSIONS; OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES; PREDICTION CAPABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; SMART DEVICES; SMART HOMES; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVEY DATA; UNIVERSAL DESIGN;

DESIGN; ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS;

SURVEYS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOUSING; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SOUTH KOREA; TELEMETRY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SAFETY; SECURITY MEASURES; TELEMETRY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951757578     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130903581623     Document Type: Article

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