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What is Technology Adoption Model (TAM)

Chapter 124
Encyclopedia of E-Commerce Development, Implementation, and Management
Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) is an information systems (IS) research model, which is developed by Davis (1989) AU97: The citation "Davis (1989)" matches multiple references. Please add letters (e.g. "Smith 2000a"), or additional authors to the citation, to uniquely match references and citations. . The original TAM has three constructs, viz., two independent constructs, Perceived Usefulness (PU), and Perceived Ease of Use (PE), and the dependent construct, User Acceptance (UA). While both independent constructs have positive impacts on the dependent construct, PE also has a positive impact on PU.
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User Adoption of Government-to-Employee Portal of Hong Kong Government
Kevin K. W. Ho (University of Guam, Guam), Calvin C. Yu (Trangram Research Institute, Hong Kong), and Michael C. L. Lai (Hong Kong Police Force, Hong Kong)
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 13
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9787-4.ch124
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Chapter 59
An Exploratory Study on the User Adoption of Central Cyber Government Office of the Hong Kong Government
Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) is an information systems (IS) research model, which is developed by Davis (1989). The original TAM has three constructs, viz., two independent contructs, Perceived Usefulness (PU), and Perceived Ease of Use (PE), and the dependent construct, User Acceptance (UA). While both independent constructs have positive impacts on the dependent construct, PE also has positive impact on PU.
Published in Chapter: An Exploratory Study on the User Adoption of Central Cyber Government Office of the Hong Kong Government; From: Encyclopedia of E-Business Development and Management in the Global Economy
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Chapter 33
E-Business Adoption in SME-Models and Determinants: A Comparative Review of UK and KSA
A model developed by ( Davis et al. 1989 ) to establish the relationships between the level of technology acceptance and users factors which include perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, attitude toward using, and actual usage behaviour. The model has been used and extended by many researchers.
Published in Chapter: E-Business Adoption in SME-Models and Determinants: A Comparative Review of UK and KSA; From: Encyclopedia of E-Commerce Development, Implementation, and Management
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Chapter 41
E-Business Adoption by Small Tourism Firms and Shadow Economic Practices
The adoption of the new information system depends on the users' perceptions and attitudes in terms of perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use (Davis, 1993, p. 475).
Published in Chapter: E-Business Adoption by Small Tourism Firms and Shadow Economic Practices; From: Encyclopedia of E-Commerce Development, Implementation, and Management
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