PERSPECTIVE: Older Adults' Adoption of Technology: An Integrated Approach to Identifying Determinants and Barriers

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 747-759

  Lee, Chaiwoo ^a   Coughlin, Joseph F ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT;

DESIGN IMPLICATIONS; HOLISTIC FRAMEWORKS; INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; PRODUCTS AND SERVICES; TECHNICAL FEATURES; TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEM;

COMMERCE;

EID: 84937818869     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpim.12176     Document Type: Article

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