Effects of perceived task complexity on the information types needed, information sources and channels used by lawyers

Tasks and its features, especially the complexity dimension has been identified as a major drive for information seeking. This study explores the effects of the perceived task complexity and uncertainty on the information types needed and the information sources used by commercial lawyers in Nigeria...

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Main Authors: Adewale, Nafisat, Mansor, Yushiana
Format: Proceeding Paper
Language:English
English
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2014
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description Tasks and its features, especially the complexity dimension has been identified as a major drive for information seeking. This study explores the effects of the perceived task complexity and uncertainty on the information types needed and the information sources used by commercial lawyers in Nigeria. A survey method was adopted and data was gathered with the use of questionnaires. The analysis and hypotheses testing was done using the smartPLS 2.0 M3 software. Findings indicate direct positive relationships among the constructs, except for the relationship between perceived task complexity and the information sources consulted by lawyers.
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spelling iium-427962017-09-25T02:26:50Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/42796/ Effects of perceived task complexity on the information types needed, information sources and channels used by lawyers Adewale, Nafisat Mansor, Yushiana Z665 Library Science. Information Science Tasks and its features, especially the complexity dimension has been identified as a major drive for information seeking. This study explores the effects of the perceived task complexity and uncertainty on the information types needed and the information sources used by commercial lawyers in Nigeria. A survey method was adopted and data was gathered with the use of questionnaires. The analysis and hypotheses testing was done using the smartPLS 2.0 M3 software. Findings indicate direct positive relationships among the constructs, except for the relationship between perceived task complexity and the information sources consulted by lawyers. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2014 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/42796/1/42796_Effects%20of%20perceived%20task_complete.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/42796/2/42796_Effects%20of%20perceived%20task_scopus.pdf Adewale, Nafisat and Mansor, Yushiana (2014) Effects of perceived task complexity on the information types needed, information sources and channels used by lawyers. In: Information and Communication Technology for The Muslim World (ICT4M), 2014 The 5th International Conference on, 17-18 Nov. 2014, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=7006292# 10.1109/ICT4M.2014.7020620
spellingShingle Z665 Library Science. Information Science
Adewale, Nafisat
Mansor, Yushiana
Effects of perceived task complexity on the information types needed, information sources and channels used by lawyers
title Effects of perceived task complexity on the information types needed, information sources and channels used by lawyers
title_full Effects of perceived task complexity on the information types needed, information sources and channels used by lawyers
title_fullStr Effects of perceived task complexity on the information types needed, information sources and channels used by lawyers
title_full_unstemmed Effects of perceived task complexity on the information types needed, information sources and channels used by lawyers
title_short Effects of perceived task complexity on the information types needed, information sources and channels used by lawyers
title_sort effects of perceived task complexity on the information types needed, information sources and channels used by lawyers
topic Z665 Library Science. Information Science
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/42796/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/42796/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/42796/1/42796_Effects%20of%20perceived%20task_complete.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/42796/2/42796_Effects%20of%20perceived%20task_scopus.pdf