A public information system with an Embodied Conversational Agent is evaluated in a laboratory setting concerning Social Actorship, Social Acceptance, perceived Control, Pragmatic Quality and Hedonic Qualities. Results show a positive experience for Pragmatic Quality and Control, but negative ratings for Social Acceptance. Differentiating these various aspects of User Experience has proven to b...

The introduction of a new technology into an organization is often coupled with the formation of opinions of acceptance or rejection by individuals. Given the large costs incurred in implementing the technology, the challenge for organizations is to understand and promote the factors that lead to acceptance. The most prominent framework that addresses this issue is the Technology Acceptance Mod...

PEER INTERACTION AND RELATIONSHIPS—AN HISTORICAL OVERVIEW 573 Early North American Research 573 Post-World War II 574 INTERACTIONS, RELATIONSHIPS, AND GROUPS: ORDERS OF COMPLEXITY IN CHILDREN’S PEER EXPERIENCES 575 Interactions 576 Relationships 577 Groups 578 Culture 579 Summary 580 THEORIES RELEVANT TO THE STUDY OF CHILDREN’S PEER INTERACTIONS, RELATIONSHIPS, AND GROUPS 581 Personality Theori...

recycling and reuse of wastewaters are of the new policies that provide water resources to respond to the need of the growing population. in many societies, social acceptability of these processes has an important role in the success of the reuse from refined wastewater, because the final product of this process is in direct relation with the consumer. therefore, social and cultural implication...

With the proliferation of online social networks, understanding how and why individuals adopt and use online social networks can help managers and marketers to design better methods and approaches towards engaging users of these kinds of networks. The purpose of this study is to investigate the determinants of user acceptance of online social networks, with particular attention given to a resea...

Despite many numbers of studies in Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), the social influence construct has not been recognized, nor handled clearly. This study includes the social influence construct in TAM and tests the robustness of the model for different information systems contexts: office automation (spreadsheet) and Internet usage. Study findings include that 1) social influence has a dire...

prerequisite for embrace of islam is acceptance of faith principles such as monotheism, prophecy, existence in the hereafter and in the shiite religion background, faith to two other principles, justice and pontificate. therefore, knowledge and certainty are criterion and imitative acceptance of these principles is not correct. for believer human, islam has determined practical programs that na...