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What is Perceived Awareness (PA)

Chapter 31
Handbook of Research on Contemporary Theoretical Models in Information Systems
This term can be conceptualized as having and acquiring knowledge as much as a user perceived to be sufficient to learn the characteristics of online system and interact through perception or by means of information about ICT.
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Theory of Planned Behavior and Reasoned Action in Predicting Technology Adoption Behavior
Mahmud Akhter Shareef (Carleton University, Canada), Vinod Kumar (Carleton University, Canada), Uma Kumar (Carleton University, Canada), and Ahsan Akhter Hasin (Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh)
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 19
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-659-4.ch031
Abstract
Research related to the impact of individual characteristics in their acceptance of online systems driven by information and communication technology (ICT) observed that dissimilarities among individuals influence their adoption and use of the systems. Thus, research streams investigating this issue generally follow the traditions of the theory of reasoned action (TRA) or the theory of planned behavior (TPB). Research reveals that individual characteristics, mediated by beliefs, affect attitudes, which affect intentions and behaviors. These two major behavioral theories related to technology acceptance and the intention to use technology might provide significant theoretical paradigms in understanding how online system adoption and diffusion, driven by information technology, can vary globally. In this study, the authors’ first objective is to understand TRA and TPB as they study ICT-based online adoption and diffusion globally. Then, based on that theoretical framework, their second objective focuses on developing a theory of ICT adoption and diffusion as an online behavior.
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