Exploring differences in internet adoption and usage between historically advantaged and disadvantaged groups in South Africa

Journal of Global Information Technology Management

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 6-26

  Brown, Irwin ^a   Licker, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing Country; Digital Divide; Internet; South Africa; Technology Acceptance Model (TAM)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993107124     PISSN: 1097198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1097198X.2003.10856358     Document Type: Article

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