Consumer lifestyles: Alternative adoption patterns for advanced mobile services

International Journal of Mobile Communications

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 169-189

  Bouwman, Harry ^a   López Nicolás, Carolina ^b   Molina Castillo, Francisco Jose ^c   Van Hattum, Pascal ^d  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^c Campus de Espinardo   (Spain)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diffusion theory; Life style; Mobile communication; Mobile services; TAM model

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION THEORY; LIFE STYLES; MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; MOBILE SERVICE; TAM MODEL;

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 84858255690     PISSN: 1470949X     EISSN: 17415217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMC.2012.045672     Document Type: Article

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