The social network application post-adoptive use model (SNAPUM): A model examining social capital and other critical factors affecting the post-adoptive use of facebook

Informing Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 37-69

  Magro, Michael J ^a   Ryan, Sherry D ^b   Prybutok, Victor R ^b  

^a SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Facebook; Informing environment; Post adoption; Social capital; Social networking applications

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877057995     PISSN: 15479684     EISSN: 15214672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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