Exploring User Acceptance of Free Wireless Fidelity Public

Abstract

Research regarding commercial and free wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) INTRODUCTIONResearchers suggest that advanced information technology and telecommunications infrastructures are requirements for active participation in today's global information economy (Cairncross, 2001;Kelly, 1998). One of the most important components in accelerating such active participation is high-speed broadband technology. The U. S. Technology Administration & Office of Technology Policy (2002) noted that most experts predict broadband access will enable the creation of new applications and services that will transform economies and significantly impact the competitiveness of the businesses of the future. More importantly, wireless Internet access has entered the mainstream of the United States and other industrialized countries. As a result, broadband access to the Internet has increased and become more available to the general population. A wireless network uses radio waves as its carrier to establish broadband network connections to the Internet for users within a coverage area. Wi-Fi (Bianchi, 2000).Devices such as laptop computers and personal digital assistants (PDAs) enabled with Wi-Fi can send information to and receive it from the Internet anywhere within the range of an access point. Omni directional Wi-Fi access points are currently capable of transmitting signals up to 300 feet at up to 54 megabits per second.Because a broadband Internet connection is seen as a facilitator for electronic commerce, eGovernment, eLearning, telemedicine, telecommuting, and overall economic prosperity, organizations and governments have supported its deployment and development by promoting the establishment of free public "hot spots" for citizen use, while businesses have created commercial public hot spots for subscription fees. For example, the early free Wi-Fi public hot spots were championed by technology enthusiasts, such as, among others, Anthony Townsend-professor of geographic information systems at New York University and cofounder and advisory board member of NYCwireless, a non-profit organization that promotes community broadband initiatives using an unlicensed wireless spectrum-who pioneered the early deployment of free Wi-Fi public hot spots in Bryant Park, Manhattan in 2002. In May 2003, the Alliance for Downtown New York City launched the Lower Manhattan Wireless Network, a collection of free wireless public hotspots in seven large and widely used locations throughout Lower Manhattan. In recent years, other players have joined in the deployment of free Wi-Fi public hot spots, hoping to reduce the digital divide and spur economic activities.Research regarding both commercial and free Wi-Fi Internet access acceptance is sketchy; therefore, it has become imperative to understand the critical factors that affect the user acceptance of Wi-Fi public hot spots. The focus of this study is on free Wi-Fi public hot spot users, with the objective to better understand factors influencing their current use and future use intentions...

The unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT): a literature review

“…This indicates that the field currently remains diversified in terms of the number of authors contributing to the UTAUT related articles, with no prominent EV (no.) Definition Origin Referred articles RD (2) The degree to which the results of adopting/ using the IS innovation are observable and communicable to others Rogers (1983) Keller et al (2007, Nov and Ye (2009) RA (2) The degree to which an innovation is perceived as being better than its precursor Rogers (1983) Shin (2010, Udeh (2008) OB (2) A systematic error in perception of an individual's own standing relative to group averages, in which negative events are seen as less likely to occur to the individual than average compared with the group, and positive events as more likely to occur than average compared with the group 2009), Brown and Venkatesh ( 2005 2009), ( 8) Shin (2009), and ( 9 group of individuals dominating. A similar picture emerges from our analysis of outlets publishing UTAUT research, the field currently being highly diversified with no "obvious" journal or set of journals being the natural home for UTAUT work.…”

“…Comparing these results with those of Lee et al (2003) in their study of TAM reveals that self-efficacy, personal innovativeness, subjective norms, voluntariness, computer anxiety, compatibility, and relative advantage were examined a number of times across both TAM and UTAUT studies. (2010) PU (15) The user's perception to the extent that the system will improve the user's workplace performance-- Davis (1989) Ambali (2009), Barnes and Vidgen (2009) PEOU (15) The extent to which a user believes that using a particular system will be effortless Davis (1989) Shin (2010), Udeh (2008) ANX (12) An unpleasant emotional state or condition which is characterized by subjective feelings of tension, apprehension, and worry Spielberger (1972) AbuShanab et al (2010), Carlsson et al (2006) PR (10 (2000) Jayasingh and Eze (2009), Xu and Gupta (2009)…”

“…The attitude that a user has toward an information system DeLone and McLean (1992) Chan et al (2010), Liu et al (2008) TB (7) The perception that the trustworthiness of the vendor consists of a set of specific beliefs about integrity, benevolence, and competence (4) The extent to which the activity of using a specific system is perceived to be enjoyable in its own right, aside from any performance consequences resulting from system usage Davis et al (1992) Song and Han (2009) The belief that the promise of another can be relied upon even under unforeseen circumstances Suh and Han (2002) YenYuen and Yeow (2009), Yeow and Loo (2009) RD (2) The degree to which the results of adopting/using the IS innovation are observable and communicable to others Rogers (1983) Keller et al (2007, Nov and Ye (2009) RA (2) The degree to which an innovation is perceived as being better than its precursor Rogers (1983) Shin (2010), Udeh (2008) OB (2) A systematic error in perception of an individual's own standing relative to group averages, in which negative events are seen as less likely to occur to the individual than average compared with the group, and positive events as more likely to occur than average compared with the group Weinstein (1980) Carter and Schaupp (2009) Legris et al, 2003) and UTAUT analysed here]…”

Drivers Contributing to the Implementation of Generalized Audit Software (GAS) within Audit Firms in Malaysia

“…A set of structured questionnaires were distributed for data collection. The questionnaire used in this study are adapted from Ahmi (2012), Chiu and Wang (2008), Davis (1989), Ebrahim (2016), Mahzan and Lymer (2008), Mary and Elizabeth (2014), Nov and Ye (2009), Rogers (1983), Shin (2010), Teo (2009), Terzis and Economides (2011), Udeh (2008), Venkatesh et al (2003 and Widuri (2014). 278 sets of questionnaires were distributed through electronic mail and Google forms.…”