The Effectiveness of Short Message Service for Communication With Concerns of Privacy Protection and Conflict Avoidance

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 250-270

  Cho, Vincent ^a   Hung, Humphry ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Conflict management; Interpersonal communications; Privacy protection; Short messaging service

Indexed keywords

MESSAGE PASSING; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; INFLUENCE MECHANISM; INTER-PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS; PERCEIVED EASE OF USE; PRIVACY PROTECTION; SHORT MESSAGE SERVICES; SHORT MESSAGING SERVICE; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL;

TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 79951816197     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2011.01538.x     Document Type: Article

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