Integrating perceived economic wellbeing to technology acceptance model: The case of mobile based agricultural extension service

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 126, Issue , 2018, Pages 207-216

  Verma, Pranay ^a   Sinha, Neena ^b  

^a Government of India   (India)

^b GURU GOBIND SINGH INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Behavioral intention; Mobile based agricultural extension services; Perceived economic wellbeing; Perceived usefulness

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; SURVEYS;

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES; BEHAVIORAL INTENTION; FARM LAND; MOBILE BASED AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE; PERCEIVED EASE-OF-USE; PERCEIVED ECONOMIC WELLBEING; PERCEIVED USEFULNESS; SOCIAL INFLUENCE; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL; WELLBEING;

RURAL AREAS;

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MOBILE COMMUNICATION; PERCEPTION; RURAL AREA; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

EID: 85030469162     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2017.08.013     Document Type: Article

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