Sector diversity in Green Information Technology practices: Technology Acceptance Model perspective

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 49, Issue , 2015, Pages 477-486

  Akman, Ibrahim ^a   Mishra, Alok ^a  

^a ATILIM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diversity; Green Information Technology (GIT); Sector; Structural Equation Modeling (SEM); TAM External variables

Indexed keywords

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DIVERSITY; GREEN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (GIT); SECTOR; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; TAM EXTERNAL VARIABLES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84952877447     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2015.03.009     Document Type: Article

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