Welcome to the InfoSci Platform
Reference Hub1
The Relationship Between Intention to Use, Popularity Information About a Technology, and Trust in Predecessors and Vendors

The Relationship Between Intention to Use, Popularity Information About a Technology, and Trust in Predecessors and Vendors

Ali Vedadi, Timothy H. Greer
Copyright: © 2021 |Volume: 34 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 23
ISSN: 1040-1628|EISSN: 1533-7979|EISBN13: 9781799859123|DOI: 10.4018/IRMJ.2021010103
Cite Article Cite Article

MLA

Vedadi, Ali, and Timothy H. Greer. "The Relationship Between Intention to Use, Popularity Information About a Technology, and Trust in Predecessors and Vendors." IRMJ vol.34, no.1 2021: pp.43-65. http://doi.org/10.4018/IRMJ.2021010103

APA

Vedadi, A. & Greer, T. H. (2021). The Relationship Between Intention to Use, Popularity Information About a Technology, and Trust in Predecessors and Vendors. Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ), 34(1), 43-65. http://doi.org/10.4018/IRMJ.2021010103

Chicago

Vedadi, Ali, and Timothy H. Greer. "The Relationship Between Intention to Use, Popularity Information About a Technology, and Trust in Predecessors and Vendors," Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ) 34, no.1: 43-65. http://doi.org/10.4018/IRMJ.2021010103

Export Reference

Mendeley
Favorite Full-Issue Download

Abstract

Perceived uncertainty is a major trigger for herd behavior. Trust is also known to have a key role on decision making under conditions of uncertainty. This research contributes to the literature by examining the role trust plays in the context of herd behavior. The analysis shows that under conditions of uncertainty, receiving popularity information about a technology (as the experimental manipulation) substantially strengthens the relationship between end user trust in predecessors and their behavioral intention toward using the technology. In contrast, receiving popularity information significantly weakens the relationship between trust in vendor and behavioral intention. Furthermore, the effect size of the trust-related constructs on behavioral intention was found to be large, and so indicative of its substantial influence on decision making in uncertain circumstances.

Request Access

You do not own this content. Please login to recommend this title to your institution's librarian or purchase it from the IGI Global bookstore.