User satisfaction with mobile websites: the impact of perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease of use (PEOU) and trust

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 258-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muslim Amin ◽  
Sajad Rezaei ◽  
Maryam Abolghasemi

Purpose – The purpose of the study is to investigate the impact of perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease of use (PEOU) and trust on mobile website satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 302 valid questionnaires were collected to empirically test the research model. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was performed to evaluate the reliability and validity of the measurement model and structural models. Findings – The results show that there is a positive relationship between PEOU, PU and mobile users’ satisfaction. PU is positively related to trust and mobile users’ satisfaction. Moreover, trust positively influences mobile users’ satisfaction. Practical implications – Drawing on the technology acceptance model and trust theory, this study develops and empirically examines a model for consumers’ satisfaction to use mobile services. This study contributes new insights concerning the marketing literature by examining the impact of PU, PEOU and trust on mobile users’ satisfaction. Originality/value – The contribution of the study is significant for both mobile marketers and academicians in the era of the third-generation environment. This study is among the first few attempts to integrate the TAM with trust to determine mobile user satisfaction.

2018 ◽  
Vol 118 (8) ◽  
pp. 1647-1670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wangyue Zhou ◽  
Zayyad Tsiga ◽  
Boying Li ◽  
Shuning Zheng ◽  
Shuli Jiang

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify antecedents of e-finance continuance intention with Alibaba’s Yu’E Bao as an example. Design/methodology/approach An online questionnaire was used to collect the data (n=293), and partial least squares structural equation modeling was employed for data analysis. Four e-finance features (perceived reputation, website quality, e-finance familiarity and situational normality) are introduced with trust acting as a moderator between the users’ satisfaction and continuance intention to use an e-finance platform. Findings The results find that website quality, familiarity and situational normality can influence perceived ease of use (PEOU) and perceived usefulness (PU). PEOU and PU, together with reputation, are positively associated with confirmation which further leads to satisfaction. The positive effects that satisfaction and trust have on e-finance continuance intention are confirmed, and trust is found to be a significant moderator on the relationship between satisfaction and continuance intention. Practical implications The findings can be used to guide e-finance providers to improve their platform design and services to retain users. Originality/value This study combines the theory of trust, Technology Acceptance Model and Expectations Confirmation Theory to investigate the factors that influence the continuance intention in the context of e-finance in China.


2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 242-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jungsun (Sunny) Kim ◽  
Anthony Gatling

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the perceived ease of use and the usefulness of a virtual employee engagement platform (VEEP) positively influence employees’ intentions to use the VEEP and, in turn, actual use of VEEP. This study further examined how using the VEEP influences employee engagement as well as two organizational outcomes (i.e. employee participation and intention to stay). Design/methodology/approach The survey items for this study were developed based on the technology acceptance model (TAM) and motivation theory. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to test the proposed relationships in a sample of 373 employees of a hospitality organization in the USA. Findings The results indicate that employees’ perceived ease of use and usefulness of a hospitality company’s VEEP positively influence employees’ intentions to use the VEEP. The study also found employees with greater intentions to use their company’s VEEP tend to use the VEEP more frequently, which in turn positively influenced their engagement. Eventually, the more-engaged employees showed a higher level of participation, as well as intention to stay. Practical implications This study addresses the call by researchers to demonstrate how a VEEP can positively influence employee engagement and to present new insights into how employee engagement can contribute to improving organizational outcomes in a hospitality setting. Originality/value This study is the first empirical study involving the emergent field of engagement platforms and employee engagement in a hospitality setting. Moreover, this research provides support for increased adoption and investment in the VEEP by hospitality companies.


2018 ◽  
Vol 120 (2) ◽  
pp. 290-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ipek Kazancoglu ◽  
Emel Kursunluoglu Yarimoglu

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to predict customers’ intentions to use self-checkouts based on the technology acceptance model (TAM). Design/methodology/approach The questionnaire consisted of constructs taken from the existing literature such as perceived ease of use (PEU), perceived usefulness (PU), behavioral intentions, technology anxiety (TA), perceived risk (PR), need for interaction (NI), and situational factors (SF). Before preparing the questionnaire, the focus group studies were organized to gain deeper insights regarding customers’ views about self-checkouts. Based on the results of the focus groups, some items in the constructs were adapted, and the questionnaire was generated. The field study was conducted via face-to-face survey with 500 customers chosen by stratified random sampling. Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling were used to validate the relationships hypothesized in the conceptual model among constructs. Findings Out of the 16 hypotheses, 10 were found to be significant. The hypotheses related to the effects of PR, PEU, PU, intentions, while the effects of NI on PU and intentions; the effects of SF on intentions were not accepted in the study. According to the findings, PEU, PU, and TA affected intentions whereas PR, NI, and SF did not. Research limitations/implications There were some limitations related to demographics, attitudes, SF, and actual usage of self-checkouts. Practical implications To avoid queues, retailers should install a sufficient number of user-friendly and simple interfaced self-checkouts with well-trained employees to encourage usage and reduce the perceived risk and anxiety. Originality/value The main contribution of this study was that the effects of different constructs were measured on Turkish customers’ intentions to use self-checkouts, which could be used in formulating marketing strategies as well as considering future research directions. The paper also provided additional insights into the effects of SF, TA, NI, and PR, all of which were added to the TAM in this study.


Author(s):  
Ömer Faruk Ursavaş ◽  
Ilknur Reisoglu

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the validity of extended technology acceptance model (TAM) in explaining pre-service teachers’ Edmodo acceptance and the variation of variables related to TAM among pre-service teachers having different cognitive styles. Design/methodology/approach Structural equation modeling approach was used to analyze an extended TAM that represents the relationship between the eight constructs and cognitive style. Group Embedded Figures Test and technology acceptance measure were used as data collection tools. The study was conducted with 129 pre-service teachers. Findings The results indicate that perceived ease of use (PEU) influences behavioral intention (BI) to use Edmodo indirectly through attitude toward Edmodo use and perceived usefulness (PU). Technological complexity and facilitating conditions influence BI to use indirectly through PU and PEU, respectively. Thus, the extended TAM is a parsimonious model explaining 75, 72, and 82 percent of the endogenous variable (BI) for the whole sample, for the field dependent sample, and for the field independent sample, respectively. Originality/value This paper addresses to determine the BI of pre-service teachers regarding Edmodo, which is an innovative tool, based on cognitive styles.


2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juniati Juniati ◽  
Indarini Indarini

This study aims to identify relevant lifestyle factors that affect consumer adoption of mobilephone (BlackBerry). Furthermore, this study attempts to examine the impact of lifestyle factorson perception and adoption of BlackBerry consumers. Using the technology acceptance model asa theoretical framework, the conceptual model depicts the relationships among lifestyles,perceptions, and intention. Two-step structural equation modeling was used to test the proposedhypotheses. Results of this study show that consumer lifestyle factors (fashion consciousness,Internet involvement, and e-shopping preference) are direct and indirect antecedents ofconsumers’ intention to adopt BlackBerry phone. Findings of this study provide marketers withinsights into how knowledge about lifestyle factors can be integrated into marketing andadvertising strategies.Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi faktor-faktor gaya hidup yang mempengaruhiminat mengadopsi telepon selular (BlackBerry). Selain itu, penelitian ini bertujuan untukmenguji pengaruh faktor gaya hidup terhadap persepsi dan minat mengadopsi telepon selularBlackBerry. Studi ini menggunakan model penerimaan teknologi sebagai kerangka teori, modelkonseptual menggambarkan hubungan antara gaya hidup, persepsi, dan niat. Untuk mengujihipotesis yang diajukan digunakan pemodelan persamaan struktural. Hasil dari penelitian inimenunjukkan bahwa faktor gaya hidup konsumen (kesadaran fashion , keterlibatan internet, danpreferensi e-shopping) adalah anteseden langsung dan tidak langsung dari niat konsumen untukmengadopsi telepon selular BlackBerry. Temuan penelitian ini memberi pemasar wawasanmengenai bagaimana pengetahuan tentang faktor gaya hidup dapat diintegrasikan ke dalamstrategi pemasaran dan periklanan.


2018 ◽  
Vol 154 ◽  
pp. 01101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vembri Noor Helia ◽  
Vikha Indira Asri ◽  
Elisa Kusrini ◽  
Suci Miranda

Hospital Information Systems (HIS) has been widely used in Indonesia. This implementation in hospital needs comprehensive, integrated information system designed to manage all the aspects of a hospital's operation. One of the factors that currently plays an important role in the successful HIS’s application is the user factor. The hospital can evaluate HIS from user factor, so that it becoming better, perfect and can support the objectives, vision and mission of the hospital. This study aims to use the Modified Technology Acceptance Model created in Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and tested using the software Amos 20 to determine the variables that most influence in HIS’s application using in several hospitals in Sleman, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia. Data collected by distributing questionnaires to employees of D grade hospitals in Sleman district. The results from this study are seven variables that may influence the user in using HIS (Subjective Norm, Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use, User Satisfaction, Behavior Intention to Use, Attitude Toward Using, Actual System Usage) and significant or insignificant relationship among them.


2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 1423-1445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng-Kui Huang ◽  
Chun-Der Chen ◽  
Yu-Tzu Liu

Purpose As the application of gamification is gaining great attention and has grown increasingly, thousands of these applications can be easily obtained from mobile phone stores, thus causing intensified competition and discontinuance of use accordingly. Besides, though understanding what factors influence the discontinuance of use of information systems (ISs) is critical for theoretical as well as practical reasons, studies pertaining to the saliency of the final phase, termination of an IS, are still limited. As such, the purpose of this paper is to propose a holistic view to fulfill the above-mentioned research gaps based on the expectation-confirmation model with other salient factors such regret, habit and gamification app values. Design/methodology/approach The context of a fitness gamification app is investigated. A total of 210 valid responses were received, and structural equation modeling was applied for data analysis. Findings The findings of this paper are as follows: among all factors influencing discontinuance intention, regret is the strongest, habit is second and gamification is third; among all factors affecting user satisfaction, gamification app value is the strongest, confirmation is second, perceived usefulness (PU) and perceived ease of use are third and regret is the last one; for factors influencing users’ habits, satisfaction is the strongest, following by PU and frequency of prior use; confirmation negatively influences the degree of regret; and confirmation positively influences PU. Originality/value This study highlights the important determinants influencing users’ discontinuance intentions in the context of gamification apps by incorporating two overlooked factors, regret and habit. Besides, this study suggests that app designers can not only increase user’s perceived value through external cooperation with other alternatives, but can be through internal enhancement with diverse services development as well.


2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Kamila Shahid ◽  
Qing Yang ◽  
Abdul Waheed ◽  
Yasir Rashid

BACKGROUND: Nowadays, technology has become a vital capability for the organizations. It plays an essential role for all business operations and performances consequently it is crucial to uncover technological influence with respect to project performance. OBJECTIVES: This study examines the linkage of technological alignment (TAL) and technological advancement (TAD) on organizational project performance (OPP) with mediating influence of Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) considering two TAM attributes—perceived ease of use (PEOU) and perceived usefulness (PU) —. METHODS: Data were collected using a convenience sampling approach from the respondents associated with different business projects in China and analyzed using structural equation modeling and factor analysis. RESULTS: The findings affirmed the positive relationships of TAL and TAD on OPP. The study revealed the mediating influence of PEOU between TAL and OPP. The study further affirmed a positive mediation of PU between TAD and OPP, respectively. CONCLUSION: This study provides insights into how incorporation of technological and TAM tools—TAL, TAD, PEOU, and PU—may improve OPP of the organizations in today’s digital era. In addition, the study provides implications for the management and future opportunities for the researchers.


2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aya K. Shaker ◽  
Rasha H.A. Mostafa ◽  
Reham I. Elseidi

PurposeThis research investigates consumer intention to follow online community advice. Applying the technology acceptance model (TAM) to the context of online restaurant communities, the study empirically examines the effects of perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, attitude and trust on the intention to follow online advice.Design/methodology/approachThe data were collected from 360 members of online restaurant communities on Facebook and analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM).FindingsThe findings revealed that trust, perceived usefulness and attitude are key predictors of the intention to follow online restaurant community advice.Originality/valueExtant research on the influence of online reviews on consumer behavior in the restaurant industry has largely focused on the characteristics of the review, reviewers or readers. Moreover, other studies have investigated consumers' motivations to write online restaurant reviews. This study, however, takes a different approach and examines what drives consumers to follow the advice from online restaurant communities.


2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.34) ◽  
pp. 91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Alghizzawi ◽  
Mazuri Abd. Ghani ◽  
Ahmad Puad Mat Som ◽  
Muhamad Fazil Ahmad ◽  
Aziz Amin ◽  
...  

The aim of the study is to find out the effect of smartphone on marketing therapeutic tourist sites in Jordan. Several factors contribute to this study, including market type templates, therapeutic, demographic and their impact on tourist behavior in Jordan. We apply the technology acceptance (TAM) model to study through the incorporation of smartphone applications on marketing therapeutic tourist sites in Jordan. To achieve this, we use the quantitative research design and rely on appropriate data to test the hypothesis. We distributed questionnaire to 400 tourists as a sample of study but two hundred and four were collected. The researchers had used the structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) for measuring relationships and correlations between variables and their impact on the behavior of tourists in Jordan. According to the study findings, there was a positive impact on market type template, therapeutic, and demographics on tourists' perceived ease of use of smartphone on marketing therapeutic tourist sites in the country. Perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use also led to an increase in tourists' intention to use smartphone.  


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document