Online social network acceptance: A social perspective

Internet Research

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 562-580

  Li, David C ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Interpersonal motives; Interpersonal relations; Social behaviour; Social influence processes; Social networking sites; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054841453     PISSN: 10662243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10662241111176371     Document Type: Article

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