The aesthetic dimensions of U.S. and South Korean responses to web home pages: A cross-cultural comparison

International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 131-150

  Faiola, Anthony ^a   Ho, Chin Chang ^a   Tarrant, Mark D ^a   Macdorman, Karl F ^a  

^a Indiana University   (United States)

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EID: 78751495156     PISSN: 10447318     EISSN: 15327590     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10447318.2011.537173     Document Type: Article

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