Abstract
Several theories and their variant extensions have been posited to explain or to suggest factors that influence technology adoption. However, these theories seem inadequate in certain scenarios. For instance, none of such technology adoption theories identify or account for the possible influence of external non-personal and non-technology incentives or rewards or compensation on persons faced with the choice to accept or use a technology. However, existing psychology research posits a positive correlation between the offer of financial motivation and the performance of tasks. Therefore, this paper purposes to explain the relationship between financial motivation and individuals’ technology adoption.
Highlights
The acceptance and use of new technology is not an exhausted issue in information systems research. This observation is evidenced by the many theories and their variant extensions that attempt either to explain or to suggest factors that influence technology adoption
These theories still harbour some inadequacies which yearn for fixing. These theories have the understood assumption that people will accept and use technology because of factors pertaining to the technology in question, social conditions, and some personal considerations. None of such technology adoption theories identify or account for the possible influence of external non-personal and non-technology incentives or rewards or compensation on persons faced with the choice to accept or use a technology
There are some contexts in which technology adoption could be considered a task; consider an advertising company contracting an individual to install a digital advertising screen in her vehicle
Summary
Several theories and their variant extensions have been posited to explain or to suggest factors that influence technology adoption. These theories seem inadequate in certain scenarios. None of such technology adoption theories identify or account for the possible influence of external non-personal and non-technology incentives or rewards or compensation on persons faced with the choice to accept or use a technology. Existing psychology research posits a positive correlation between the offer of financial incentives and task. This paper purposes to uncover the philosophical and theoretical underpinnings to this suggested relationship, and to provide observable empirical evidence in support
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