Factors Affecting Engineers’ Acceptance of Asynchronous e-Learning Systems in High-tech Companies
Resource
Information & Management 41 (6): 795-804
Journal
Information & Management
Journal Volume
41
Journal Issue
6
Pages
795-804
Date Issued
2004
Date
2004
Author(s)
Abstract
03787206
With the rapid change in all types of working environment, there is a need to implement electronic learning (e-learning) systems to train people in new technologies, products, and services. However, the large investment in e-learning has made user acceptance an increasingly critical issue for technology implementation and management. Although user acceptance received fairly extensive attention in prior research, efforts were needed to examine or validate previous results, especially in different technologies, user populations, and/or organizational contexts. We therefore proposed a new construct, perceived credibility, to examine the applicability of the technology acceptance model (TAM) in explaining engineers' decisions to accept e-learning, and address a pragmatic technology management issue. Based on a sample of 140 engineers taken from six international companies, the results strongly support the extended TAM in predicting engineers' intention to use e-learning. © 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Subjects
E-learning; Perceived credibility; Technology acceptance model (TAM)
Other Subjects
Computer aided instruction; Customer satisfaction; Decision making; Information analysis; Information management; Internet; Investments; Problem solving; E-learning; Perceived credibility; Technology acceptance model (TAM); Online systems
Type
journal article
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