The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) was used to explain and predict small business executives’ decisions to adopt information technology (IT). These theories were tested in a multiphase field study involving 162 small businesses (25 ≤ n ≤ 200 employees) from a broad set of industries considering a variety of ITs. Results indicate strong support for a decision process based on attitude (perceived positive and negative consequences for the firm), subjective norm (social expectations), and perceived control (resources to overcome obstacles) regarding IT adoption. Additional variables such as firm and individual executive characteristics had no unique effect on adoption decisions. However, as business size increased, so did the importance of expectations from the (social) environment, while the importance of intra-firm consequences and control over potential adoption barriers declined.

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Career Family Conflict CFC* The incompatible pressures that career demands and family life can place on individuals across their experience in the IS field Duxbury and Higgins 1991 Continuance Commitment to the IS Profession CCISP Derived from the perceived cost of leaving the profession. Meyer et al. 2002 Control of Career CTRL* "Reflects the extent to which individuals believe they can predict and influence the direction of theircareers"; involves the control over one's career path. Ito and Brotheridge 2001, p. 410; Hartline and Ferrell 1996 Exhaustion EXH The key component of burnout; feeling mentally fatigued or emotionally overextended.

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