Toward an understanding of the behavioral intention to use a social networking site: An extension of task-technology fit to social-technology fit

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue , 2014, Pages 323-332

  Lu, Hsi Peng ^a   Yang, Yi Wen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Partial least squares; Social capital theory; Social networking sites; Task technology fit; Technology acceptance

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SCIENCES COMPUTING;

PARTIAL LEAST SQUARE (PLS); SOCIAL CAPITALS; SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES; TASK TECHNOLOGY FIT; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84898819630     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.10.020     Document Type: Article

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