Does Fragmentation of Working Time and Working Space Influence the Acceptance of Mobile Technology? A Case of Finnish Physicians

The study aims to investigate the potential effects of individual differences in fragmentation of working time (FWT) and fragmentation of working space (FWS) on individual technology acceptance behaviour. With the aid of previous research into time and space, we introduce the concepts of FWT and FWS. Utilizing the research into the adoption of information systems, mainly TAM and the UTAUT, a research model was proposed and empirically examined, using data collected from 242 physicians working in the healthcare sector in Finland. The results suggest that our proposed model could provide around a 70% explanation for physicians’ future intentions to use a mobile medical information system in various combinations of individual FWT and FWS. FWS has shown moderating effects between beliefs (i.e. compatibility) and physicians’ future behaviour but not much for current use of the system, however. FWT effects on technology acceptance have been fully mediated by the beliefs proposed in the model but exceptions were also found. Perceived usefulness seemed to be a very dominant factor influencing physicians’ behaviour regarding their acceptance of technology. Contributions and implications are discussed at the end.

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