Abstract
Today, students have adopted information technology in terms of emails through they are conveying their information from one place to another. This study has examined that how a set of constructs shape the information technology adoption. Depending on UTAUT model, the study has tested the effects of five constructs including the computer anxiety, performance expectancy, social influence, effort expectancy, and attitude towards the application and adoption of technology. It helped in examining the usage intention of electronic mail system (Outlook) among potential users. For this purpose, five hypotheses have been developed that were empirically validated using manually administered survey e-mail system at Dhofar University. To analyze the results, multiple linear regression analysis has been used. Data which has been collected from Dhofar university students is used, and the UTAUT model explicated 41% of the variance in students’ intention to use the e-mail system. The study has found that only three out of five constructs (effort expectancy, computer anxiety, and performance expectancy) have considerable effect on usage intentions of e-mail system of the students. Implications, suggestions, and limitations of study are also discussed. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n6s1p19
Highlights
Huge investments have been made by organizations, which have focused on information technology (IT)
It is due to the fact that each variable was tested for its individual significance
Three out of five constructs of the adopted model are significant. These three constructs include performance expectancy, effort expectancy, and computer anxiety. It means that the majority of students believed that e-mail system will help them to be in touch with their instructors and administration
Summary
Huge investments have been made by organizations, which have focused on information technology (IT). In educational sector, the use of IT has become very important (Fichman et al, 2014). It is the major sector which has enhanced the scope of research in IT adoption. It has become a prominent research stream in the field of information systems (Hess et al, 2014). Sultanate of Oman is a developing country, and this is one of the major reasons. DU has been selected because it is one of the important Universities of Sultanate of Oman
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