Cell phone feature preferences and gender differences among college students

International Journal of Mobile Communications

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 401-419

  Haverila, Matti J ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Conceptualisation; Feature preferences; Gender differences; Mobile communication

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR TELEPHONES; MOBILE PHONES; TELEPHONE SETS;

COLLEGE STUDENTS; CONCEPTUALISATION; FEATURE PREFERENCES; GENDER DIFFERENCES; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS; MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 79960238543     PISSN: 1470949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMC.2011.041143     Document Type: Review

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