Braving Bitcoin: A technology acceptance model (TAM) analysis

Journal of Information Technology Case and Application Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 220-249

  Folkinshteyn, Daniel ^a   Lennon, Mark ^b  

^a ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 85049605901     PISSN: 15228053     EISSN: 23336897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15228053.2016.1275242     Document Type: Article

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