Researching culture and usability - A conceptual model of usability

People and Computers XIX - The Bigger Picture, Proceedings of HCI 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 317-333

  Ford, Gabrielle ^a   Kotzé, Paula ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Context of use; Cultural dimensions; Culture; Usability

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE;

COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; CONTEXT OF USE; CULTURAL DIMENSIONS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; USABILITY;

USABILITY ENGINEERING;

EID: 84864034311     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/1-84628-249-7_20     Document Type: Conference Paper

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