Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology: A Synthesis and the Road Ahead
Hong Kong Polytechnic University · Hong Kong University of Science and Technology · +1 more institution
Abstract
The unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) is a little over a decade old and has been used extensively in information systems (IS) and other fields, as the large number of citations to the original paper that introduced the theory evidences. In this paper, we review and synthesize the IS literature on UTAUT from September 2003 until December 2014, perform a theoretical analysis of UTAUT and its extensions, and chart an agenda for research going forward. Based on Weber’s (2012) framework of theory evaluation, we examined UTAUT and its extensions along two sets of quality dimensions; namely, the parts of a theory and the theory as a whole. While our review identifies many merits to UTAUT, we…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 218.98
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 99
Authors
3- VVViswanath VenkateshCorresponding
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
- JYJames Y.L. Thong
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
- XXXu Xin
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Topics & keywords
- Unified theory of acceptance and use of technology
- Context (archaeology)
- Computer science
- Management science
- Data science
- Expectancy theory
- Psychology
- Engineering