Internet factors influencing generations Y and Z in Australia and Portugal: A practical study

Information Processing and Management

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 592-617

  Issa, Tomayess ^a   Isaias, Pedro ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ABERTA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Australia; Generations Y and Z; Internet influence factors; Portugal; Positive and negative; Practical study

Indexed keywords

PROBLEM SOLVING; SURVEYS;

AUSTRALIA; GENERATIONS Y AND Z; PORTUGAL; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE; PRACTICAL STUDY;

INTERNET;

EID: 84954285868     PISSN: 03064573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ipm.2015.12.006     Document Type: Article

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