Article history: Received 7 November 2012 Available online 4 February 2013 We examined how affective (AC), normative (NC), perceived sacrifice (PS), and few alternatives (FA) commitments combine to form profiles and determine turnover intention and turnover.We theorized that three mechanisms account for how profiles operate, i.e., the degree to which membership is internally regulated, the perc...

Existing literature on the continued use and loyalty for social networking sites (SNSs) has mostly employed traditional information systems (IS) models (e.g., expectation–confirmation model of IS continuance) and has largely focused on individual difference factors (e.g., motivations and beliefs). Consequently, our understanding of the factors influencing users’ continuance intention and loyalt...

In this paper, we propose a research model of the continuance of usage intention of a social networking site (Facebook) based on the theory of planned behavior and taking into account users’ gender and their perceived shyness degree. Our findings suggest that for men and women alike, the continuance of usage intention is determined by the attitude and the perceived behavioral control (PBC). Bot...

There are now many virtual worlds in existence, a number of which have built considerable user bases. However, there is little empirical evidence to suggest what factors underpin their continued usage and success. This study set about determining why users continue to use virtual worlds, using the example of the popular virtual world of Second Life. The study adopts continuance theory and exten...

This study compares the effectiveness of two approaches, punitive consequence and logical consequence, to change employees’ non-work related computing (NWRC) behaviors in the workplace. Employees’ affective commitment to change (change by desire), normative commitment to change (change by obligation), and continuance commitment to change (change by cost-benefit comparison) were compared. A betw...

Despite the growing interest in Internet-based learning technologies (IBLT) and the application of advanced Internet technologies in education, research investigating continued usage of these tools has been very scarce. The objective of this study is to gain a better understanding of factors influencing students’ continued usage of these learning technologies. Building upon prior literature, sa...

This study examined changes in production of speech features by children with cochlear implants over a one year period. Sixteen children (Mean age = 4, Range 3;2 to 5;11) with a mean of 32 months experience with their implants and no additional disabilities served as participants. The children were asked to name a series of pictures designed to elicit production of the following speech characte...

Despite the growing interest in Internet-based learning technologies and the application of advanced Internet technologies in education, research investigating the use of advanced Internet-based technologies has been very scarce. The objective of this study is to gain a better understanding of factors influencing student continued usage of this learning technology. Since frequently performed be...

Proper management of information technology (IT) projects remains important within organizations; they require tremendous investment and consume valuable resources. To enhance one’s understanding of IT projects and the continued issue of project failure, this study develops a model of the psychological influences of IT project commitment for individuals working on IT projects and its influence ...

User adoption and continued use is the key to successful application of mobile check-in service. The study builds a research framework based on Expectation Confirmation Theory, combining Technology Acceptance Model and Switching Cost. The empirical results show that perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, perceived playfulness, customer satisfaction and switching costs are positively affec...