Task-technology fit for mobile information systems

Journal of Information Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 259-272

  Gebauer, Judith ^a   Shaw, Michael J ^b   Gribbins, Michele L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD   (United States)

Author keywords

information system design; managerial tasks; mobile information systems; task technology fit; theory development; use context

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956363995     PISSN: 02683962     EISSN: 14664437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jit.2010.10     Document Type: Article

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