Prior research suggests that individuals’ technology acceptance levels may affect their performance outcomes when relying on technology in both work and learning environments. Most previous research investigating the relationship between individual attitudes towards technology and learning has been conducted in technology-intensive settings. In this study we investigate the relationship between...

The inversion of reduction of confidence in combination with the need to face lack of resources for public administration has led governments and various governmental institutions to develop and propagate the services of electronic government. Investing millions in these services governments seek for measures and models that will quantify and highlight the profits that come up from these invest...

Why do users of technology, when faced with new applications that seemingly have everything to offer in terms of simplifying work processes, shortening cycle times, and improving customer service decide to reject them? This paper seeks to explore in more depth the phenomena of user acceptance and to illustrate the dynamics of user acceptance by way of a descriptive case study of a large company...

Software testing plays an important role in the overall software development process. However, many areas of software testing are still unexplored, or contain gaps in their existing body of knowledge, such as the area of GUI acceptance and system testing. This thesis aims to bridge this gap with results from a multiple-case study with the goal of investigating the current state of GUI acceptanc...

results the results of this study indicated that the overall hepatitis b vaccine acceptance rate was acceptably high. among all, 53.5% correctly identified that a vaccine to prevent hepatitis b virus infection had been available, 15% had a negative opinion, and 31.5% were neutral. the rations of all three doses of vaccination were 69.3%. conclusions among the respondents, 87% were currently mar...

Vaccination against AH1N1pdm09 infection (human swine infection, HSI) is an effective measure of preventing pandemic infection, especially for high-risk groups like children between the ages of 6 months and 6 years. This study used a cross-sectional correlation design and aimed to identify predicting factors of parental acceptance of the HSI vaccine (HSIV) and uptake of the vaccination by their...

In an attempt to provide a causal model for Information Technology (IT) acceptance, this research integrates task-technology fit and social influence perspectives. This research model includes simultaneously IT acceptance variables, antecedents of IT acceptance, and its impact on individual performance. The implicit assumption between IT acceptance and its positive impact is empirically tested....

UNLABELLED The aim of the present study was to assess the effectiveness of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy group intervention program for adults who stutter (N=20). The program consisted of 2-h therapeutic sessions conducted weekly for eight consecutive weeks. It was an integrated program designed to improve: (a) psychosocial functioning, (b) readiness for therapy and change, (c) utilisati...

Idiosyncratic deals (i-deals for short) are personalized employment arrangements negotiated between individual workers and employers and intended to benefit them both (D. M. Rousseau, 2005). Coworkers' acceptance of another's i-deal can ultimately impact its overall effectiveness for the organization. By using a network approach to the study of work group dynamics, this research addresses the c...