TAM vs. PCI: An Analysis on the Theoretical Model Parsimony and Robustness across Cultures

This paper aims to evaluate the suitability of two classic models of technology acceptance applied in studying e-commerce adoption in Malaysia. Compared with Western countries. Malaysia is a multi racial and multi cultural society. Since established model of technology acceptance evolved from Wester...

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Main Authors: Yew-Siang, Poong, Uehenna Cyril, Eze
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/2901/
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Summary:This paper aims to evaluate the suitability of two classic models of technology acceptance applied in studying e-commerce adoption in Malaysia. Compared with Western countries. Malaysia is a multi racial and multi cultural society. Since established model of technology acceptance evolved from Western countries, there is a need to choose the appropriate theoretical model that is able to predict Malaysian e-commerce acceptance. This paper presents a comparison between Technology Acceptance Model and Perceived Characteristics of Innovation from the perspective of model parsimony and robustness across cultures.