Lecture 9-10 Individual Perspective

Question 1

What is the important thing to consider when evaluating an organizational change on an individual?

Answer 1

Looking at the how. How do they use the new technology?

Question 2

What are the different ways and individual can use IS?

Answer 2

Routine, Enhanced, Continued, Effective, Innovative

Question 3

What is happening when an individual is extending a software?

Answer 3

Whether they have already infused or not, does not matter; extension means how the individual is using the software to do more tasks.

Question 4

Explain briefly acceptance and why it is researched.

Answer 4

Acceptance deals with whether or not an individual actually uses the new software or continues using the old one or creates a workaround in order to complete work.

Question 5

What is the TAM Model and what are its measures?

Answer 5

The Technology Acceptance Model follows a behavioral belief based explanation approach for use. We can measure this on three scales: Intention to use, Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use