Do i have to learn something new? Mental models and the acceptance of replacement technologies

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 201-211

  Zhang, Wei ^a   Xu, Peng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

mental model building; mental model maintenance; perceived compatibility; replacement technologies; technology acceptance model

Indexed keywords

MENTAL MODEL; MENTAL MODEL BUILDING; PERCEIVED COMPATIBILITY; REPLACEMENT TECHNOLOGIES; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL;

MAINTENANCE; MODEL BUILDINGS; SECURITY OF DATA;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 79951927387     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144929X.2010.489665     Document Type: Article

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