Gender differences in satisfaction with Facebook users

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 182-206

  Chan, Tommy K H ^a   Cheung, Christy M K ^a   Shi, Na ^b   Lee, Matthew K O ^c  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Expectation disconfirmation theory; Gender; IS continuance; Satisfaction; Social media; Social network sites

Indexed keywords

ENTERTAINMENT;

EXPECTATION DISCONFIRMATION THEORY; GENDER; IS CONTINUANCE; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK SITES;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84921419148     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IMDS-08-2014-0234     Document Type: Article

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