Mobile application usability: Conceptualization and instrument development

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 435-472

  Hoehle, Hartmut ^a   Venkatesh, Viswanath ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Continued use; Mobile application loyalty; Mobile applications; Mobility; Survey instrument development; Usability

Indexed keywords

CARRIER MOBILITY; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SURVEYS; USABILITY ENGINEERING;

CONTINUED USE; CROSS VALIDATION; INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; SECOND-ORDER CONSTRUCTS; SURVEY INSTRUMENTS; USABILITY; USABILITY GUIDELINES;

MOBILE COMPUTING;

EID: 84943234649     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: 21629730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.25300/MISQ/2015/39.2.08     Document Type: Article

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