Ethics, entrepreneurship and the adoption of e-book devices

International Journal of Innovation and Learning

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 310-325

  Ratten, Vanessa ^a   Palumbo, A J ^a   Donahue, J F ^a  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Book industry; E book devices; Ethics; Innovation; Learning; Social cognitive theory; Technological innovations

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; ENTREPRENEUR; ETHICS; INNOVATION; LEARNING; MARKETING; PERCEPTION; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

EID: 80052087475     PISSN: 14718197     EISSN: 17408016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJIL.2011.042083     Document Type: Article

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