A benefit-cost perspective of the consumer adoption of the mobile banking system

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 497-511

  Shen, Yung Cheng ^a   Huang, Chun Yao ^b   Chu, Chia Hsien ^a   Hsu, Chih Ting ^c  

^a YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Deloitte and Touche   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

ability factor; benefit cost framework; convenience; mobile banking service; risk factor; security

Indexed keywords

CONVENIENCE; EASE OF USE; EMPIRICAL DATA; EXPERIENTIAL QUALITIES; FINANCIAL SERVICE; INHERENT RISK; MOBILE BANKINGS; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; RISK FACTORS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELS; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION MODELS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ONLINE SYSTEMS;

COSTS;

EID: 77955573049     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01449290903490658     Document Type: Article

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