Asian Journal of Information Technology

Year: 2017
Volume: 16
Issue: 7
Page No. 605 - 625

A Review of Prominent Technology Acceptance Models in the Context of Predicting Software Adoption in African Developing Countries: A Case of Free Desktop Open Source Software (OSS)

Authors : John Wachira Kamau and Ian D. Sanders

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