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[ID#] 63 [Author(s)] Said S. Al-Gahtani; Malcolm King [Abstract] There is continuing debate about the significance of Subjective Norms (SNs) in technology acceptance models, so this study sought to explore their role in contributing to end users� acceptance of spreadsheet systems in organisational settings in the UK. A comprehensive model was built on the theory of reasoned action, (TRA), including well-established variables from other studies using the technology acceptance model (TAM). The model was tested in a survey of 333 respondents with one year training in industry across the UK. Overall results were encouraging with over 50% of the variation in usage explained by the model variables. The results indicated that subjective norms influence usage and mediate the relations between beliefs about the work environment and system usage, although the dominant influence on usage is still the attitude variable. It is concluded that user acceptance of information technology is best predicted from two general classes of factors centred around both attitudes and subjective norms. [Title] 
User Acceptance of Information Technology: TRA, TPB, TAM & SNS in the UK.
UKAIS 2003: Abstracts
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