An empirical analysis of the determinants of 3G adoption in China

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 360-369

  Chong, Alain Yee Loong ^a   Ooi, Keng Boon ^b   Lin, Binshan ^c   Bao, Haijun ^d  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN   (Malaysia)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

3G; Adoption; China; Consumer behavior; Structural equation modeling; TAM

Indexed keywords

3G; ADOPTION; CHINA; CONSUMER BEHAVIORS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; TAM;

RESEARCH;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 84855552231     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2011.10.005     Document Type: Article

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