Title
Exploring gender differences in acceptance of mobile computing devices among college students.
Abstract
Understanding how genders differ in their acceptance patterns is a critical factor for successful market segmentation. Using a modified technology acceptance model with 343 participants, this paper examines how gender differences influence the acceptance of mobile computing devices among Asian college students. By means of a structural equation model based on the partial least squares technique, this study develops two different and intriguing models that influence the acceptance of mobile devices in higher education. Male college students favor status and values orientations, so their acceptance of mobile devices in study was significantly influenced by the perceived usefulness and social benefits. Female college students on the other hand, prefer social and utilitarian orientations; therefore, their acceptance of mobile devices was influenced by all five selected factors. The results of this survey should be interpreted as speculative and should not be relied upon as an accurate depiction of behaviour in the surveyed communities.
Year
DOI
Venue
2017
10.1007/s10257-016-0315-x
Inf. Syst. E-Business Management
Keywords
Field
DocType
Gender difference, College student, TAM, Technology acceptance, Trust
Mobile computing,Market segmentation,Structural equation modeling,Computer science,Technology acceptance model,Social benefits,Mobile device,Depiction,Higher education,Marketing
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
15
1
1617-9854
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
4
0.37
37
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Dawei Liu1309.79
Xiaohong Guo250.72