Sources of Influence on Beliefs about Information Technolgoy Use: An Empirical Study of Knowledge Workers
Sources of Influence on Beliefs about Information Technolgoy Use: An Empirical Study of Knowledge Workers
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10.2307/30036552
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2003-12
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William Lewis;Ritu Agarwal;V. Sambamurthy
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作者：
William Lewis;Ritu Agarwal;V. Sambamurthy
个人对技术使用的信念已经被证明对信息技术（IT）的后续行为有深远的影响。本研究报告建立并扩展了先前的研究，研究影响个人对技术使用的关键信念的因素。有人认为，个人在与信息技术互动的个人、机构和社会背景的广泛影响下，形成了他们对信息技术使用的信念。在针对自主知识工作者的当代技术背景下，我们研究了这三组影响对有用性和易用性信念的同时影响。我们的研究结果表明，高层管理人员对新技术的承诺以及个人创新和自我效能感的个体因素会影响他们对技术使用的信念。令人惊讶的是，来自多种来源的社会影响没有表现出显著的影响。提出了理论和实践意义。
Individual beliefs about technology use have been shown to have a profound impact on subsequent behaviors toward information technology (IT). This research note builds upon and extends prior research examining factors that influence key individual beliefs about technology use. It is argued that individuals form beliefs about their use of information technologies within a broad milieu of influences emanating from the individual, institutional, and social contexts in which they interact with IT. We examine the simultaneous effects of these three sets of influences on beliefs about usefulness and ease of use in the context of a contemporary technology targeted at autonomous knowledge workers. Our findings suggest that beliefs about technology use can be influenced by top management commitment to new technology and the individual factors of personal innovativeness and self-efficacy. Surprisingly, social influences from multiple sources exhibited no significant effects. Theoretical and practical implications are offered.