Adding Innovation Diffusion Theory to the Technology Acceptance Model: Supporting Employees' Intentions to Use E-Learning Systems

Autor/inn/en	Lee, Yi-Hsuan; Hsieh, Yi-Chuan; Hsu, Chia-Ning
Titel	Adding Innovation Diffusion Theory to the Technology Acceptance Model: Supporting Employees' Intentions to Use E-Learning Systems
Quelle	In: Educational Technology & Society, 14 (2011) 4, S.124-137 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1436-4522
Schlagwörter	Electronic Learning; Employees; Intention; Innovation; Foreign Countries; Internet; Structural Equation Models; Users (Information); Information Systems; Information Technology; Educational Technology; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Employee; Arbeitnehmer; Beschäftigter; Ausland; Benutzerprofil; Nutzer; Informationstechnologie; Unterrichtsmedien
Abstract	This study intends to investigate factors affecting business employees' behavioral intentions to use the e-learning system. Combining the innovation diffusion theory (IDT) with the technology acceptance model (TAM), the present study proposes an extended technology acceptance model. The proposed model was tested with data collected from 552 business employees using the e-learning system in Taiwan. The results show that five perceptions of innovation characteristics significantly influenced employees' e-learning system behavioral intention. The effects of the compatibility, complexity, relative advantage, and trialability on the perceived usefulness are significant. In addition, the effective of the complexity, relative advantage, trialability, and complexity on the perceived ease of use have a significant influence. Empirical results also provide strong support for the integrative approach. The findings suggest an extended model of TAM for the acceptance of the e-learning system, which can help organization decision makers in planning, evaluating and executing the use of e-learning systems. (Contains 6 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10