The effects of organizational learning environment factors on e-learning acceptance

Computers and Education

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 885-899

  Cheng, Bo ^a   Wang, Minhong ^a   Moormann, Jürgen ^b   Olaniran, Bolanle A ^c   Chen, Nian Shing ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b FRANKFURT SCHOOL OF FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adult learning; Distance education and telelearning; Lifelong learning

Indexed keywords

ADULT LEARNING; CONTEXTUAL EFFECTS; CONTINUOUS LEARNING; DISTANCE EDUCATION AND TELELEARNING; E-LEARNING SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES; EXPECTANCY THEORY; FACILITATING CONDITIONS; INDIVIDUAL LEARNING; LEARNING AT WORK; LIFE LONG LEARNING; MODERATING EFFECT; ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING; ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT; PERCEIVED USEFULNESS; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SAMPLE DATA; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SOCIAL INFLUENCE; SOCIAL LEARNING; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; SUCCESS FACTORS; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL; TRAINING DESIGN; WORKPLACE LEARNING;

E-LEARNING; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MOTIVATION; PERSONNEL TRAINING;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 82055203023     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2011.10.014     Document Type: Article

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