Personality and technology acceptance: The influence of personality factors on the core constructs of the Technology Acceptance Model

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 323-334

  Svendsen, Gunnvald B ^a   Johnsen, Jan Are K ^b   Almås Sørensen, Live ^c   Vittersø, Joar ^d  

^a Telenor Corporate Development   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT FFI   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Big Five; personality; survey; Technology Acceptance Model

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOURAL INTENTIONS; BIG FIVE; EMOTIONAL STABILITIES; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; PERCEIVED EASE OF USE; PERSONALITY; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

SURVEYS;

EID: 84876356551     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144929X.2011.553740     Document Type: Article

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