Institutional and noninstitutional influences on information and communication technology adoption and use among nonprofit organizations

Human Communication Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-33

  Zorn, Theodore E ^a   Flanagin, Andrew J ^b   Shoham, Mirit Devorah ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78650312138     PISSN: 03603989     EISSN: 14682958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2958.2010.01387.x     Document Type: Article

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