Plans for modeling rational acceptance of technology

W.N. Houkes, A.J.K. Pols

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Abstract

We argue that the use-plan analysis of artefact use and design can be combined with the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT), a well-tested model for predicting the adoption of information systems in organizational contexts. After presenting the outlines of the use-plan analysis and UTAUT, we show how the basic concepts of the accounts can be mapped onto each other. This indicates that it is possible to develop an empirically informed, evaluative model of ‘Rational Acceptance of Technology’. We then demonstrate the mutual benefits of the combination. Specifically, we show how the use-plan analysis can improve and extend UTAUT with conditions for the rational adoption of technology, recommendations for ‘adoption-sensitive’ design, and conditions for the transfer of control over and responsibility for the technology from designer to user.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPhilosophy and engineering : reflections on practice, principles and process
EditorsD.P. Michelfelder, N. McCarthy, D.E. Goldberg
Place of PublicationDordrecht
PublisherSpringer
Pages291-303
ISBN (Print)978-94-007-7761-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

Publication series

NamePhilosophy of Engineering and Technology
Volume15
ISSN (Print)1879-7202

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