Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology

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Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology

Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) is a technology acceptance model formulated by Venkatesh and others in "User acceptance of information technology: Toward a unified view".^[1] The UTAUT aims to explain user intentions to use an information system and subsequent usage behavior. The theory holds that four key constructs (performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, and facilitating conditions) are direct determinants of usage intention and behaviour. Gender, age, experience, and voluntariness of use are posited to mediate the impact of the four key constructs on usage intention and behavior. 

The theory was developed through a review and consolidation of the constructs of eight models that earlier research had employed to explain information systems usage behaviour (theory of reasoned action, technology acceptance model, motivational model, theory of planned behavior, a combined theory of planned behavior / technology acceptance model, model of personal computer utilization, innovation diffusion theory, and social cognitive theory). 

Subsequent validation of UTAUT in a longitudinal study found it to account for 70% of the variance in usage intention.

[edit]See also

• Lazy User Model

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References

1. ^ V. Venkatesh, M. G. Morris, G. B. Davis, and F. D. Davis, "User acceptance of information technology: Toward a unified view.," MIS Quarterly, vol. 27, pp. 425-478, 2003