Perceived Characteristics, Perceived Needs, and Perceived Popularity

Zhu, Jonathan J. H.; He, Zhou

doi:10.1177/0093650202029004005

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“…Perceived characteristics of an innovation are ways in which an innovation and the services it provides are perceived by adopters and nonadopters respectively. The perceived popularity of an innovation refers to a future adopter or non-adopter's perception of how an innovation is adopted throughout social networking systems (Chang et al 2006;Zhu and He, 2002).…”

Section: Diffusion Of Innovations Theory (Or Innovation Diffusion Thementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Result demonstrability (4) (Moore and Benbasat, 1991) I would have no difficulty telling others about the results of using Twitter I believe I could communicate to others the consequences of using Twitter The results of using Twitter are apparent to me */** I would have difficulty explaining why using Twitter may or may not be beneficial Visibility (5) (Moore and Benbasat, 1991) I have seen others using Twitter In my (personal/social or professional) circles, I can see Twitter on many computer screens (including mobile devices) I have seen people using Twitter outside my (personal/social or professional) circles */** Using Twitter is not very visible in my (personal/social or professional) circles It is easy for me to observe others using Twitter in my (personal/social or professional) circles Perceived Popularity (Zhu and He, 2002) How many people in your family are using Twitter?…”

Section: Challenges and Future Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Disentangling Twitter’s Adoption and Use (Dis)Continuance: A Theoretical and Empirical Amalgamation of Uses and Gratifications and Diffusion of Innovations

Coursaris¹,

Osch²,

Sung³

et al. 2013

THCI

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Drawing on Uses and Gratifications (UG) Theory and Diffusion of Innovation Theory (DIT), this study aimed to augment an exploration of individual user needs based on UG constructs with an analysis of the material characteristics of the innovation based on DIT constructs to provide a comprehensive explanation of people's motivations underlying various Twitter usage levels and frequencies. Whereas previous literature on Social Network Sites (SNS) have explored individuals' motivations underlying initial adoption, the equally interesting and relevant question of use (dis-) continuance has so far been largely overlooked. To fill this void in the literature, this study compares active users that have continued to use Twitter and inactive users that initially adopted, yet discontinued usage of Twitter. This study provides insights into different usage levels and frequencies through an investigation of 1) users' perceptions of the medium, 2) users' expected outcomes associated with the medium's use, and 3) the role and effect of mobile access. An analysis of 130 surveys with Partial Least Squares (PLS) and R 2 partitioning revealed that an understanding of adoption and use (dis-) continuance of Twitter requires us to account for both user-related motivations (UG) and perceived characteristics of the medium (DIT), as combining UG and DIT increased explanatory power (R 2 ) for the overall sample. Furthermore, our findings showed that inactive users' initial adoption and subsequent discontinuance was solely impacted by user-related needs, (i.e. UG constructs), whereas active users' continued use was largely motivated by technology characteristics, (i.e. DIT constructs). Finally, our study revealed significant differences between active and inactive users in terms of the devices and platform used for accessing Twitter, with active users reporting a significantly higher use of mobile devices. Based on these findings, we discuss contributions and implications for future research and practice. Abstract 58 Coursaris et al Disentangling Twitter's Adoption and Use (Dis)Continuance

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Section: Diffusion Of Innovations Theory (Or Innovation Diffusion Thementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Challenges and Future Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Disentangling Twitter’s Adoption and Use (Dis)Continuance: A Theoretical and Empirical Amalgamation of Uses and Gratifications and Diffusion of Innovations

Coursaris¹,

Osch²,

Sung³

et al. 2013

THCI

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“…The majority of cross-national work on this topic has been limited to OECD countries, while some studies are also conducted with a specific focus on the developing world (Zhu and He, 2002;Wilson and Wong, 2003;Wolcott and Goodman, 2003). An extensive study of Internet diffusion is being executed by The Mosaic Group through The Global Diffusion of the Internet (GDI) Project, where nearly 30 countries have been studied over time [http://mosaic.unomaha.edu/gdi.html].…”

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Information dissemination in a developing society: Internet café users in Indonesia

Furuholt

Kristiansen

Wahid

2005

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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The article analyses the market for Internet cafés in Indonesia and thereby studies the spread of information through the Internet in a developing society. The city of Yogyakarta was selected as the research site, due to its abundance of Internet cafés and customers. The empirical research is based on a survey comprising 270 users. Customers are typically young and educated. Males represent the majority of users but unmarried females are also regulars. User frequency is statistically associated with individual capability, electronic media exposure and financial capacity. Ten percent of customers' total monthly expenditures are on Internet cafés. Users represent a multitude of cyber cultures, and more research is needed to assess different preferences and motives for use.

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“…However, nowadays there has been a paradigm shift because even governments are equally interested in using the internet in carrying out its day-to-day activities (Zhu and He, 2002).…”

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Factors Affecting Adoption of e‐Government in Zambia

Bwalya

2009

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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Zambia has been implementing e-government model of government for close to 3 years now. This is because e-government has been identified and adopted as one of the most efficient vehicles for appropriate, transparent and inclusive / participatory decision making. Zambia has shown a higher propensity to indigenous knowledge systems which are full of inefficiencies, a lot of red tape in public service delivery, and prone to corrupt and inefficient practices. The adoption of e-Governance promises a sharp paradigm shift where public institutions will be more responsive and transparent, promote efficient Public Private Partnerships (PPP), and empower citizens by making knowledge and other resources more directly accessible. This paper has examined two cases from Zambia where ICT has been utilized in support of e-government initiatives. It has also assessed the challenges, opportunities, and issues together with e-government adoption criteria regarding successful encapsulation of e-government into the Zambian contextual environment. It has been found that lack of adequate ICT infrastructure and political will, provision of content in English other than local languages, lack of proper change management procedures, noncontextualization of e-government practices, etc., contribute much to the delay in appropriate e-government adoption in Zambia. Out of these challenges identified, the paper proposes a conceptual model which offers balanced e-government adoption criteria involving a combination of electronic and participatory services. The proposed conceptual model is a start-point for a model which can later be replicated to include the whole lot of Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries given the similarity in the contextual environment.

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Perceived Characteristics, Perceived Needs, and Perceived Popularity

Cited by 136 publications

References 4 publications

Disentangling Twitter’s Adoption and Use (Dis)Continuance: A Theoretical and Empirical Amalgamation of Uses and Gratifications and Diffusion of Innovations

Disentangling Twitter’s Adoption and Use (Dis)Continuance: A Theoretical and Empirical Amalgamation of Uses and Gratifications and Diffusion of Innovations

Information dissemination in a developing society: Internet café users in Indonesia

Factors Affecting Adoption of e‐Government in Zambia

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