Reflections on technology acceptance in higher education

The use of new information technology impacts individual work as well as the whole organization. This paper illuminates some preliminary findings from an ongoing study about impacts of the new educational technology in educational organization and individual work. The main question answered in this article is why has information technology being taken into use in certain higher education cases and by whom? Empirical findings are discussed and compared with technology acceptance model (TAM) and theoretical extension of the model (TAM2). Findings suggest that perceived usefulness plays very crucial role when adapting new technology, but there are also other important factors.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: ECIS
• Authors: Jyri Naarmala
• Keywords: ECIS 2004, Findings, Individual Work, Information Technology