Information Technology Reference
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Chapter VI
Intentions to Use
Information Technologies:
An Integrative Model
Ron Thompson
Wake Forest University, USA
Deborah Compeau
University of Western Ontario, Canada
Chris Higgins
University of Western Ontario, Canada
Nathan Lupton
University of Western Ontario, Canada
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An integrative model explaining intentions to use an information technology is proposed. The primary
objective is to obtain a clearer picture of how intentions are formed, and draws on previous research
such as the technology acceptance model (Davis, Bagozzi, & Warshaw, 1989) and the decomposed theory
of planned behavior (Taylor & Todd, 1995a). The conceptual model was tested using questionnaire re-
sponses from 189 subjects, measured at two time periods approximately two months apart. The results
generally supported the hypothesized relationships, and revealed strong influences of both personal
innovativeness and computer self-efficacy.
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