Internet adoption by the elderly: Employing IS technology acceptance theories for understanding the age-related digital divide

European Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 708-726

  Niehaves, Björn ^a   Plattfaut, Ralf ^a,b  

^a HERTIE SCHOOL OF GOVERNANCE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HARDWARE; INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

ELDERLY POPULATIONS; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; INTERNET ADOPTION; INTERNET-BASED SERVICES; QUALITY OF LIFE; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; THEORETICAL DEVELOPMENT;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84908702706     PISSN: 0960085X     EISSN: 14769344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejis.2013.19     Document Type: Article

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