Social psychology offers a perspective on the acceptance and adoption of technology that is not often considered in technical circles. In this paper, we discuss several adoption-of-technology models in respect to the acceptance of domestic robots. We raise several key points that we feel will be pivotal to how domestic users respond to robots, and provide a set of heuristics that roboticists an...

Social networking websites are a relatively new and wildly popular form of technology. While millions of users have adopted this technology, it is not currently known whether these users have any commonalities or whether these users represent a certain personality type. This study investigates the impact of the Big Five personality variables on the acceptance of social networking technology. Be...

In the modern world, success of an organization, both in the public and private sectors, is dependent on increased efficiencies and productivity due to investments and acceptance of information technology. This has focused attention on factors that influence individuals’ acceptance and subsequent use of information systems and technology. The Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (...

The importance placed on risk avoidance in our society has resulted in a broad range of regulations intended to guarantee safety of products such as pharmaceuticals and chemicals. Many of these regulations rely on animal tests. As a result, about 25% of the animal experiments in Europe are done for regulatory purposes. There are many initiatives that aim to replace, reduce, or refine laboratory...

Received: 16 June 2011 Revised: 07 January 2012 2nd Revision: 22 May 2012 3rd Revision: 09 January 2013 4th Revision: 28 May 2013 Accepted: 06 June 2013 Abstract Information technology (IT) allows members of the growing elderly population to remain independent longer. However, while technology becomes more and more pervasive, an age-related underutilisation of IT remains observable. For instanc...