Re-examining the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT): Towards a Revised Theoretical Model

Information Systems Frontiers

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2019, Pages 719-734

  Dwivedi, Yogesh K ^a   Rana, Nripendra P ^a   Jeyaraj, Anand ^b   Clement, Marc ^a   Williams, Michael D ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude; Behavioural intention; MASEM; Meta analysis; Structural equation modelling; Usage; UTAUT

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOURAL INTENTIONS; MASEM; META ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING; USAGE; UTAUT;

INFORMATION USE;

EID: 85020296213     PISSN: 13873326     EISSN: 15729419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10796-017-9774-y     Document Type: Article

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