User satisfaction with mobile websites: the impact of perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease of use (PEOU) and trust

Nankai Business Review International

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 258-274

  Amin, Muslim ^a   Rezaei, Sajad ^b   Abolghasemi, Maryam ^c  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b AZMAN HASHIM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Malaysia)

^c MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Mobile satisfaction; Perceived ease of use (PEOU); Perceived usefulness (PU); Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959900870     PISSN: 20408749     EISSN: 20408757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/NBRI-01-2014-0005     Document Type: Article

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