Development and validation of the technology adoption propensity (TAP) index

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1209-1215

  Ratchford, Mark ^a   Barnhart, Michelle ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

High technology; Information technology; Innovation adoption; Scale development; Technology adoption; Technology readiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861714808     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2011.07.001     Document Type: Article

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