TY - JOUR
T1 - Adding innovation diffusion theory to the technology acceptance model
T2 - Supporting employees' intentions to use e-learning systems
AU - Lee, Yi Hsuan
AU - Hsieh, Yi Chuan
AU - Hsu, Chia Ning
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - This study intends to investigate factors affecting business employees' behavioral intentions to use the elearning 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.
AB - This study intends to investigate factors affecting business employees' behavioral intentions to use the elearning 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.
KW - E-learning system
KW - Eheory (IDT)
KW - Employee training
KW - End-users' perception
KW - Innovation diffusion
KW - Structural equation modeling
KW - System adoption
KW - Technology acceptance model (TAM)
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M3 - 期刊論文
AN - SCOPUS:84863171204
SN - 1176-3647
VL - 14
SP - 124
EP - 137
JO - Educational Technology and Society
JF - Educational Technology and Society
IS - 4
ER -