The acceptance of mobile communication technologies in student communities

International Journal of Web Based Communities

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 164-178

  Koivisto, Matti ^a  

^a Building Services and Material Technology   (Finland)

Author keywords

Community communications; Mobile IS adoption; National culture

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION USE; SOCIAL SCIENCES COMPUTING;

CULTURAL DIFFERENCE; IS ADOPTION; MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; MOBILE COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; MOBILE INFORMATION SYSTEMS; NATIONAL CULTURES; STRONG CORRELATION; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE;

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 78651585502     PISSN: 14778394     EISSN: 17418216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJWBC.2009.023963     Document Type: Article

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