Predicting the intention to use a web-based learning system: Perceived content quality, anxiety, perceived system quality, image, and the technology acceptance model

Human Factors and Ergonomics In Manufacturing

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 515-531

  Calisir, Fethi ^a   Altin Gumussoy, Cigdem ^a   Bayraktaroglu, Ayse E ^a   Karaali, Demet ^b  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MERCEDES BENZ AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Blue collar workers; Image; Perceived content quality; Perceived system quality; Web based learning

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; E-LEARNING; SOFTWARE TESTING; WEBSITES;

ANXIETY; BLUE COLLAR WORKERS; CONTENT QUALITIES; IMAGE; SYSTEM QUALITY; WEB BASED LEARNING;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 84906839246     PISSN: 10908471     EISSN: 15206564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hfm.20548     Document Type: Article

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