Technology socialness and web site satisfaction

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 89, Issue , 2014, Pages 12-25

  Barnes, Stuart J ^a   Vidgen, Richard T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuance intention; Expectation confirmation theory; Personalization; User satisfaction; Web site socialness

Indexed keywords

CONTINUANCE INTENTIONS; EXPECTATION CONFIRMATION THEORY; PERSONALIZATIONS; USER SATISFACTION;

INFORMATION SYSTEM; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; THEORETICAL STUDY; WORLD WIDE WEB;

EUROPE;

EID: 84908406560     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2014.08.017     Document Type: Article

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