2014
DOI: 10.17705/1jais.00352
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The Role of Signaling Identity in the Adoption of Personal Technologies

Abstract: We explore symbolic determinants of technology acceptance to complement more functional frameworks and better predict decisions to adopt information appliances. Previous research has investigated such variables as "need for uniqueness" and "status gains" to capture relevant aspects of technology acceptance. However, the more we move toward personal and ubiquitous technologies, the more we need to broaden and deepen our understanding of the symbolic aspects of adoption. This study reinterprets the symbolic dime… Show more

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“…Symbolic value can be regarded as a kind of self-identity, meaning that consumers can reflect and communicate their social and personal identity when they own or use innovations [125]. It has been established that cars are seen as expressions of social status and power [126].…”
Section: Symbolic Valuementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Symbolic value can be regarded as a kind of self-identity, meaning that consumers can reflect and communicate their social and personal identity when they own or use innovations [125]. It has been established that cars are seen as expressions of social status and power [126].…”
Section: Symbolic Valuementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Eventually, behavioral intention is the focal decision-making variable of this frame, as has been shown to be a reliable predictor of technology adoption (Arbore et al, 2014;Davis, Bagozzi, & Warshaw, 1989) and according to TAM is significantly correlated to usage (Davis, 1989). Intention represents a person's decision to perform an individual act (or achieve a goal) and is an indicator of a person's interest in using the system in the future (Mouakket, 2017;Venkatesh et al, 2003).…”
Section: Decision Making: Desire and Intentionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Hence, our study proposes that all motivators could be induced and moderated by RE and RI of network features. In theArbore et al, 2014). The willingness to share information reflects the extent to which an individual's gains from sharing information exceed the costs(Constant et al, 1994).…”
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confidence: 99%