Are individual differences germane to the acceptance of new information technologies?

Article Abstract:

A study was conducted to examine the relationship between individual differences and information technology acceptance using the technology acceptance model (TAM) as a theoretical model. Two-hundred-thirty users of an information technology innovation tested TAM in an empirical study. Findings established that empirical support for the basic structure of a technology acceptance model exists, including the mediating role of beliefs. Several individual difference variables were also found to have substantial effects on TAM's beliefs.

Models, Technology assessment

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Media appropriateness: effects of experience on communication media choice

Article Abstract:

The use of various communication media on information technologies was found to be a function of user familiarity and exposure to the media, with the increase in use of a particular medium by a user decreasing the use of other media. This finding is particularly useful for information technology developers who can incorporate a number of communication media in their products to provide users with effective communications media which will facilitate the information technology's use.

Usage, Design and construction, Media programs, Media programs (Education), Human-computer interaction

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