We conducted a quantitative meta-analysis of previous research on the technology acceptance model (TAM) in an attempt to make well-grounded statements on the role of subjective norm. Furthermore, we compared TAM results by taking into account moderating effects of one individual-related factor (type of respondents), one technology-related factor (type of technology), and one contingent factor (...

This study examines social network influences on the individual technology acceptance. Since it is believed that individuals’ trust, opinions and behavior are influenced by their network, an analysis of that network may help to provide some explanations on technology acceptance. However, since social network characteristics are group-level characteristics and the technology acceptance model (TA...

This study explores and tests a new model that links different types of technology usage to individuallevel outcomes. The primary objective of this study is to examine the effects of efficient use (routinization) and effective use (infusion) along with the traditional measure of usage—namely, frequency of use—on two dimensions of individual-level outcomes: information technologyenabled administ...

Although still in the early stages of diffusion, smartwatches represent the most popular type of wearable devices. Yet, little is known why some people are more likely to adopt smartwatches than others. To deepen the understanding of underlying factors prompting adoption behavior, the authors develop a theoretical model grounded in technology acceptance and social psychology literature. Empiric...

Recently, the social networking applications expand rapidly and attract a lot of users in a short time period. This study attempts to develop a conceptual model to understand the continuance intention in the context of social networking. The conceptual model integrates the post-acceptance model of information system continuance with perceived ease-of-use and perceived usefulness proposed by Bha...

electronic banking has many benefits for government, banks’ stakeholders and customers. many banks in many countries such as iran increasingly develop their infrastructures to provide e-banking services. also, there are many researches that have been conducted to explain how we can encourage people to use e-banking services. in this paper, we explore the effects of various factors on both custo...

This document lists relevant literature for the DSTC Spectrum project on Trust Management in Open Computer Networks. 1 The Concept of Trust

Much of the evidence on managerial biases in corporate finance focuses CEO and, particular, overconfidence. This singular focus can lead to misattribution as it ignores roles other managers who are responsible for a given outcome. We evaluate influence CFO and C-suite executives compared with CEO. Mirroring widely used Longholder measure overconfidence, we construct Other measures. For financin...

in this paper, factors that effect on ict adoption by smes in tehran (iran) are investigated. to do so, after reviewing the literature, we identified the factors affecting ict adoption by smes in tehran and, based on this review, we proposed our hypotheses. factors include internal factors, external factors and ict specifications that influence on it adoption by smes. all hypotheses are confi...