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Bridging the divide: using UTAUT to predict multigenerational tablet adoption practices

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Magsamen-Conrad, Kate, Upadhyaya, Shrinkhala, Joa, Claire Youngnyo, Dowd, John·2015·Computers in Human Behavior

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This study examined the "Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology" (UTAUT) in the context of tablet devices across multiple generations. We tested the four UTAUT determinants, performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, and facilitating conditions, to determine their contributions for predicting behavioral intention to use tablets with age, gender, and user experience as moderators. 899 respondents aged 19-99 completed the survey. We found consistent generational differences in UTAUT determinants, most frequently between the oldest and youngest generations. Effort expectancy and facilitating conditions were the only determinants that positively predicted tablet use intentions after controlling for age, gender, and tablet use. We also discuss the implications of ageism and gender discrimination of technology adoption. Finally, we argue that our findings can be extended to create effective training programs for the teaching, learning, and adoption of new technologies in a variety of organizational settings.

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Authors
Magsamen-Conrad, K., Upadhyaya, S., Joa, C. Y., & Dowd, J.
Affiliations
Bowling Green State University (US)
Venue
Computers in Human Behavior
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-09
Volume
50
Pages
186-196
ISSN
0747-5632 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4251087003
Cited by
241
References
58
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FWCI
29.38
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Computers in Human Behavior (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • ScholarWorks@BGSU (Bowling Green State University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Bowling Green State University
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R24HD050959)
  • Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development, University at Buffalo
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Technology Use by Older Adults
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender and Technology in Education
Keywords
UTAUT, generational differences, effort expectancy, facilitating conditions, social influence, performance expectancy, behavioral intention, user experience

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