Determining the importance of key criteria in web usability

Management Research News

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 816-828

  Pearson, J Michael ^a   Pearson, Ann ^a   Green, David ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Design; Gender; Internet; User interfaces

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992924998     PISSN: 01409174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01409170710832250     Document Type: Article

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