Exploring Factors Influencing the Use of Enterprise Social Networks in Multinational Professional Service Firms

Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 289-315

  Chin, Christie Pei Yee ^a   Evans, Nina ^a   Choo, Kim Kwang Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

enablers; enterprise social network; inhibitors; professional services firm; usage

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938686550     PISSN: 10919392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10919392.2015.1058118     Document Type: Article

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