The relationship between individual differences, culture, anxiety, computer self-efficacy and user performance

International Journal of Information Systems and Change Management

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 125-138

  Paul, Ravi ^a   Hauser, Richard D ^a   Bradley, John H ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CA; Computer anxiety; Computer self efficacy; CSE; Culture; Database self efficacy; Individual differences; Training

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CELL CULTURE; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PERSONNEL TRAINING;

COMPUTER ANXIETY; COMPUTER SELF-EFFICACY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; SELF EFFICACY; USER PERFORMANCE;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 78651536169     PISSN: 14793121     EISSN: 1479313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJISCM.2007.015116     Document Type: Article

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