Expectation disconfirmation and technology adoption: Polynomial modeling and response surface analysis

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 34, Issue SPEC. ISSUE 2, 2010, Pages 281-303

  Venkatesh, Viswanath ^a   Goyal, Sandeep ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Difference scores; Direct measures; Expectation disconfirmation theory; IS continuance; Nonlinear modeling; Polynomial modeling; Response surface methodology; Technology acceptance model

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; SURFACE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; POLYNOMIALS; RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGY;

DIFFERENCE SCORES; DIRECT MEASURES; EXPECTATION DISCONFIRMATION THEORY; IS CONTINUANCE; NON-LINEAR MODEL; POLYNOMIAL MODELING; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL; NONLINEAR MODELING;

POLYNOMIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 77957037816     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20721428     Document Type: Article

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