Dialectic Antidotes to Critics of the Technology Acceptance Model: Conceptual, Methodological, and Replication Treatments for Behavioural Modelling in Technology-Mediated Environments

Authors

• Weng Marc Lim, Swinburne University of TechnologyFollow

Author ORCID Identifier

Weng Marc Lim

Document Type

Research Notes on revisiting concepts and theories in IS

Abstract

The technology acceptance model (TAM) is a prominent and parsimonious conceptual lens that is often applied for behavioural modelling in technology-mediated environments. However, TAM has received a great deal of criticism in recent years. This article aims to address some of the most pertinent issues confronting TAM through a rejoinder that offers dialectic antidotes—in the form of conceptual, methodological, and replication treatments—to support the continued use of TAM to understand the peculiarities of user interactions with technology in technology-mediated environments. In doing so, this article offers a useful response to a common but often inadequately answered question about how TAM can continue to be relevant for behavioural modelling in contemporary technology-mediated environments.

Recommended Citation

Lim, Weng Marc (2018) "Dialectic Antidotes to Critics of the Technology Acceptance Model: Conceptual, Methodological, and Replication Treatments for Behavioural Modelling in Technology-Mediated Environments," The Australasian Journal of Information Systems: Vol. 22: No. 1, Article 31.
DOI: 10.3127/ajis.v22i0.1651
Available at: https://aisel.aisnet.org/ajis/vol22/iss1/31