An acceptance model for smart watches: Implications for the adoption of future wearable technology

Internet Research

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 527-541

  Kim, Ki Joon ^a   Shin, Dong Hee ^a,b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Integrated acceptance model; Smart watch; Wearable technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937565751     PISSN: 10662243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IntR-05-2014-0126     Document Type: Article

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