Factors Affecting Public Employees’ Acceptance of Video Conferencing Tools: An Extended TAM Perspective
By: Baki Bulduk and Erhan Ünal
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.55982/openpraxis.17.3.799 | Journal eISSN: 2304-070X
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