The Mobile Travelers Behavior Of Postgraduate Students In Universiti Utara Malaysia.

The general purpose of this study was to find out whether a relationship between attitudes, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control and mobile travelers of postgraduate students. Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) employed as the underlying to figure out the description about mobile traveler be...

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Main Author:	Khaled, Kays Moh S.L.
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Subjects:	TK5101-6720 Telecommunication
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description	The general purpose of this study was to find out whether a relationship between attitudes, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control and mobile travelers of postgraduate students. Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) employed as the underlying to figure out the description about mobile traveler behavior among postgraduate students. Postgraduate students at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) would be the respondents of the present study. Their perception about each variable of the planned behavior examined through the model existed. Unit of analysis of postgraduate students in every subject of study in master and doctoral level selected as sample to determine their behavior in mobile travelers.
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