A Review of Prominent Technology Acceptance Models in the Context of Predicting Software Adoption in African Developing Countries: A Case of Free Desktop Open Source Software (OSS)

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dc.contributor.authorJohn Wachira Kamau
dc.contributor.authorIan D. Sanders
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-14T11:59:53Z
dc.date.available2024-08-14T11:59:53Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractA number of technology adoption models have been developed over the years. Currently, there are ten prominent models which since, their development have been tested in different environments. The models have also been extended by including constructs which researchers perceive to be important depending on the environment. The models are Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA), Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), Motivational Model (MM), Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), Combined TAM and TBP, Model of PC Utilization (MPCU), Innovation Diffusion Theory (IDT), Social Cognitive Theory (SCT), Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) and the Extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (EUTAUT). Generally these models have been developed and tested in non-African and non-developing countries. This study reviews these prominent existing technology adoption models with the aim of establishing their appropriateness in predicting Desktop Open Source Software (OSS) adoption in developing countries in Africa.
dc.identifier.citationKamau, J. W., & Sanders, I. D. (2017). A Review of Prominent Technology Acceptance Models in the Context of Predicting Software Adoption in African Developing Countries: A Case of Free Desktop Open Source Software (OSS). Asian Journal of Information Technology. 16 (7), 605-625.
dc.identifier.issnISSN: 1682-3915
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.ru.ac.ke/handle/123456789/63
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAsian Journal of Information Technology
dc.relation.ispartofseries16 (7)
dc.subjectFree Desktop Open Source Software
dc.subjecttechnology adoption models
dc.subjectinformation systems
dc.subjectsocial cognitive theory
dc.subjectinnovation
dc.subjectTBP
dc.titleA Review of Prominent Technology Acceptance Models in the Context of Predicting Software Adoption in African Developing Countries: A Case of Free Desktop Open Source Software (OSS)
dc.typeArticle

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