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Table 14.2
IT-Specific Concepts
Concepts
Definition
Sources
Microcomputer
A situation-specific individual characteristic representing
Webster and
playfulness (CP)
a type of intellectual or cognitive playfulness and
Martocchio (1992)
describing an individual's tendency to interact
spontaneously, inventively, and imaginatively with
microcomputers.
Personal
An individual trait reflecting a willingness to try out any
Agarwal and
innovativeness
new technology.
Karahanna (2000)
in IT (PIIT)
Computer anxiety
A “state anxiety” with computers, or, more generally,
Coffin and
information technologies representing a personally
MacIntyre (1999)
threatening stimulus.
Flow
Holistic sensation that people feel when they act with
Trevino and
total involvement.
Webster (1992)
Cognitive
A state of deep involvement with IT.
Agarwal and
absorption
Karahanna (2000)
Perceived
The extent to which the activity of using computers is
Davis et al. (1992)
enjoyment
perceived to be enjoyable in its own right, apart from any
performance consequences that may be anticipated.
Perceived
The strength of one's belief that interacting with the
Moon and Kim
playfulness
World Wide Web will fulfill the user's intrinsic motives.
(2001)
Attitude toward
An individual's positive or negative feelings (evaluative
Davis et al. (1989,
using IT
affect) about performing the target behavior.
p. 984)
Satisfaction with
Users' affect concerning (feeling about) their prior IT use.
Bhattacherjee
using IT
(2001)
Perceived
The degree to which a person believes that using a
Davis (1989, p. 320)
usefulness (PU)
particular technology will enhance his or her performance.
Perceived ease of
The degree to which a person believes that using a
Davis (1989, p. 320)
use (PEOU)
particular system would be free of effort.
Computer self-
An individual's beliefs about his or her capabilities
Compeau et al.
efficacy (CSE)
to use computers.
(1999, p. 147)
these papers and the outlets. Before getting to the details of the examination, Table 14.2 summa-
rizes the important concepts that are IS-specific and discussed in this section.
In this section, IS is identified as a unique discipline, distinct from other disciplines that have
been reviewed in previous sections. Then, affect-related concepts are examined. Consequently, an
IT-specific model of IIO is presented to predict the relationships among the affective concepts and
other important concepts. A set of IT-specific propositions is listed along the discussion of the
existing studies. It is hoped that the specific model and the propositions will guide additional the-
oretical and empirical studies on the role of affect on individual interactions with IT.
The Uniqueness of IS Concerns
While applying theoretical works from relevant disciplines, we need to take the uniqueness of the
IS field into consideration.
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