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Investigating the adoption and use of smartphones in the UK : a silver-surfers perspective
Copyright and all rights therein are retained by the authors. All persons copying this information are expected to adhere to the terms and conditions invoked by each author's copyright. These works may not be re-posted without the explicit permission of the copyright holdersSmart phones are innovations that currently provide immense benefits and convenience to users in society. However, not all members of society are accepting and using smart phones; more specifically, for this research study silver-surfers or older adults (50+) are a demographic group displaying such an attitude. Currently, there is minimal knowledge of the reasons for older adults adopting and using smartphones. Bearing this in mind, this research study aims to investigate the adoption and usage behaviours of silver-surfers. For this purpose, the conceptual framework applied to this research draws factors from the following theories: Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT), the Diffusion of Innovations theory (DoI), and TAM3 (Technology Acceptance Model). From the online survey of 204 completed replies it was found that observability, compatibility, social influence, facilitating conditions, effort expectancy and enjoyment are important to the adoption and use of smartphones within silver-surfers. The contributions of this research are an identification and understanding of the factors that encourage or inhibit smartphone use within the older adult population. Second, this research can inform the design of computing devices and applications used for silver-surfers. Finally, this research can enlighten policy makers when forming decisions that encourage adoption and use of smartphones among silver surfersFinal Published versio
Smartphones Adoption and Usage of 50+ Adults in the United Kingdom
This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge in Jyoti Choudrie, Sherah Kurnia, and Panayiota Tsatsou, eds., Social Inclusion and Usability of ICT-enabled Services, on October 2017, available online at: https://www.routledge.com/Social-Inclusion-and-Usability-of-ICT-enabled-Services/Choudrie-Kurnia-Tsatsou/p/book/9781138935556. Under embargo until 30 April 2019.Peer reviewedFinal Accepted Versio
Consumer Attitudes Regarding Information Technology Usage
This paper intends to formulate the hypotheses for the factors that influence individuals to adopt Information Technology as a mean to conduct the traditional services. The hypotheses are developed based on previous works utilizing the theories on technology acceptance and on related findings from empirical studies on information technologies, e-commerce and e-banking.consumer, electronic services, hypotheses, influence factors, theories of technology acceptance
Innovation attributes and managers' decisions about the adoption of innovations in organizations: A meta-analytical review
The adopÂtion of inÂnoÂvaÂtions has emerged as a domÂiÂnant reÂsearch topic in the manÂageÂment of inÂnoÂvaÂtion in orÂgaÂniÂzaÂtions, alÂthough inÂvesÂtiÂgaÂtions ofÂten yield mixed reÂsults. To help manÂagers and reÂsearchers imÂprove their efÂfecÂtiveÂness, the auÂthors emÂployed a meta-analyÂsis inÂteÂgrated with strucÂtural equaÂtion modÂelÂing to anÂaÂlyze the asÂsoÂciÂaÂtions beÂtween the atÂtribÂutes of inÂnoÂvaÂtions, manÂagers' beÂhavÂioral prefÂerÂences, and orÂgaÂniÂzaÂtions' inÂnoÂvaÂtion adopÂtion deÂciÂsions in a meÂdiÂated-modÂerÂated frameÂwork. Our findÂings ofÂfer evÂiÂdence that atÂtribÂutes of inÂnoÂvaÂtions inÂfluÂence manÂagers' beÂhavÂioral prefÂerÂences and, conÂseÂquently, adopÂtion deÂciÂsions in orÂgaÂniÂzaÂtions. We also obÂserve the sigÂnifÂiÂcance of the conÂtext in which the adopÂtion deÂciÂsion ocÂcurs as well as the reÂsearch setÂtings emÂployed by scholÂars. FiÂnally, we disÂcuss the theÂoÂretÂiÂcal conÂtriÂbuÂtion and pracÂtiÂcal imÂpliÂcaÂtions of our meta-anÂaÂlytÂiÂcal reÂsults
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