An empirical analysis of factors influencing users' adoption and use of mobile services in China

International Journal of Mobile Communications

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 561-585

  Deng, Zhaohua ^a   Lu, Yaobin ^a   Wang, Bin ^b   Zhang, Jinlong ^a   Wei, Kwok Kee ^c  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Mobile communications; Mobile service; TAM; Technology acceptance model; Trust

Indexed keywords

MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; MOBILE SERVICE; TAM; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL; TRUST;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TELEPHONE SYSTEMS;

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 77956249955     PISSN: 1470949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMC.2010.034937     Document Type: Article

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