Expectancy Theory as an Explanation of Voluntary Use of a Decision-Support System
Psychological ReportsPublished 1 February 1983
Gerardine De Sanctis
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Results suggest support for the hypothesized model and imply that constructs of expectancy theory may offer some explanatory power in theoretical models of users' behavior.
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In a laboratory setting, predicted motivation or “force” to use a decision-support system was related to later measures of actual system use. Results suggest support for the hypothesized model and imply that constructs of expectancy theory may offer some explanatory power in theoretical models of users' behavior.
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