Despite the prevalence of computing in all aspects of society, some computer systems may not be fully accepted by their intended users or become underutilized. Thus, acceptance and use of information technologies remain a paramount issue in information systems (IS) research and practice. Extending previous research by integrating computer self-efficacy and perceived system complexity as externa...

Past research has reliably demonstrated that both perceiving oneself as a target of discrimination and a tendency to blame negative events on oneself undermine psychological and physical health. These two literatures, however, have evolved largely independently of one another. The present research sought to develop a deeper understanding of the health effects of perceived discrimination by taki...

Quality of care rather than price is the main concern in health care. However, does price not matter at all? To investigate what quality and cost factors influence whether patients perceive health care services as expensive and will recommend a hospital to other patients, the authors analyzed data from a national survey of patients in Taiwan in 2002. A total of 6725 subjects returned questionna...

Increasing use of online social network sites by organizations and their growing tendencies to establish an intraorganizational social network necessitates academic attention as to how these social networks can affect organizational outcomes. To fill this gap by a margin, this paper will theorize and propose ways in which corporate social networks are able to affect the perceived organizational...

Despite the widespread adoption of smartphone applications, empirical research that examines the user acceptance on different application types is still scare. This paper empirically compares the effects of perceived enjoyment and perceived risk on hedonic and utilitarian smartphone applications. Our analyses show that perceived enjoyment is a stronger determinant of intention to use a hedonic ...

Konaklama işletmelerinde değer oluşmasını sağlayan müşteri katılımı kavramı, müşterilerin hizmet üretim ve sunum süreçlerine dâhil olması olarak ifade edilmektedir (Bendapudi Leone, 2003). Müşteri perspektifinden öznel da değerlendirilebilen bu kavramın algılanan risk, sadakati ile ilişkisi bulunmaktadır. Bu bağlamda çalışmanın amacını, konaklama hizmeti alan satın aldıkları hizmete ilişkin alg...

In this document we examine the effects of knowledge sharing motivations in terms of reputation and expected relationships, perceived enjoyment, and anchoring on perceived usefulness of asynchronous online discussions. Our main aim for conducting this study is to develop a deeper understanding of the dynamics of students’ interactions in online discussions. This study provides added insights to...