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An Artifact Switching Model for User Acceptance of eBooks

An Artifact Switching Model for User Acceptance of eBooks

Clive Sanford
Copyright: © 2013 |Volume: 25 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 22
ISSN: 1546-2234|EISSN: 1546-5012|EISBN13: 9781466631908|DOI: 10.4018/joeuc.2013040102
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Sanford, Clive. "An Artifact Switching Model for User Acceptance of eBooks." JOEUC vol.25, no.2 2013: pp.19-40. http://doi.org/10.4018/joeuc.2013040102

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Sanford, C. (2013). An Artifact Switching Model for User Acceptance of eBooks. Journal of Organizational and End User Computing (JOEUC), 25(2), 19-40. http://doi.org/10.4018/joeuc.2013040102

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Sanford, Clive. "An Artifact Switching Model for User Acceptance of eBooks," Journal of Organizational and End User Computing (JOEUC) 25, no.2: 19-40. http://doi.org/10.4018/joeuc.2013040102

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Abstract

This study theorizes and validates a model of user switching from non-IT artifacts to IT artifacts by integrating and extending prior findings from IT acceptance and adoption streams of research and using migration theory as the theoretical bridge. The proposed model examines different types of switching predictors such as push and pull factors, intervening obstacles, and individual differences, as well as interdependencies between these factors as moderating effects. Empirical data from a longitudinal field survey of users’ switching from traditional hard copy books to eBooks validates most of the hypothesized associations. This study alerts publishers, academics, and educational institutions to the challenges and opportunities of artifact switching in general and suggests strategies that can help these stakeholders enable artifact switching within their target populations.

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