Ownership Of Computer And Its Usage At Home: A Case In Malaysia.
The multi-functionality of computer and the increased accessibility of Internet have created a demand for computers at home which previously was concentrated in offices. Using the Heckman two-step model and by combining socio-economic factors and insights from Becker's (1965) theory on allocati...
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my.usm.eprints.11462 http://eprints.usm.my/11462/ Ownership Of Computer And Its Usage At Home: A Case In Malaysia. Loke, Yiing Jia Foo, Ching Szu H1-99 Social sciences (General) The multi-functionality of computer and the increased accessibility of Internet have created a demand for computers at home which previously was concentrated in offices. Using the Heckman two-step model and by combining socio-economic factors and insights from Becker's (1965) theory on allocation of time in the household with information system theories, it is found that i) the household allocation of resources, ii) age and gender and iii)household social environment are significant in determining computer purchase decision and its extent of usage in households. Responses collected from 500 computer users are used in the study. 2008-11 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/11462/1/Ownership_Of_Computer.pdf Loke, Yiing Jia and Foo, Ching Szu (2008) Ownership Of Computer And Its Usage At Home: A Case In Malaysia. In: 11th International Convention Of The East Asian Economic Association, November 15-16, 2008, Manila. |
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The multi-functionality of computer and the increased accessibility of Internet have created a demand for computers at home which previously was concentrated in offices. Using the Heckman two-step model and by combining socio-economic factors and insights from Becker's (1965) theory on allocation of time in the household with information system theories, it is found that i) the household allocation of resources, ii) age and gender and iii)household social environment are significant in determining computer purchase decision and its extent of usage in households. Responses collected from 500 computer users are used in the study.
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Ownership Of Computer And Its Usage At Home: A Case In Malaysia. |
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