Abstract
Mindfulness is an important emerging concept in society. This research posits that a user’s mindful state when adopting a technology is a crucial factor that determines how the technology will fit the task context at the post-adoption stage and, thus, has profound influence on user adoption and continued use of technology. Based on the mindfulness literature, we conceive of a new concept (mindfulness of technology adoption (MTA)) as a multi-faceted reflective high-order factor. We develop a MTA-TTF (task-technology fit) framework and integrate it into the cognitive change model to develop a research model that delineates the mechanisms through which MTA influences user adoption and continued use of technology. We examined the model via a longitudinal study of students’ use of wiki systems. The results suggest that mindful adopters will more likely perceive a technology as useful and choose a technology that turns out to fit their tasks. Hence, mindful adopters are likely to have high disconfirmation, perceived usefulness, and satisfaction at the post-adoption stage. The findings have significant implications for IS research and practices.
Recommended Citation
Sun, Heshan; Fang, Yulin; and Zou, Haiyun (Melody)
(2016)
"Choosing a Fit Technology: Understanding Mindfulness in Technology Adoption and Continuance,"
Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 17(6), .
DOI: 10.17705/1jais.00431
Available at:
https://aisel.aisnet.org/jais/vol17/iss6/2
DOI
10.17705/1jais.00431
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