Age, gender, and Internet attitudes among employees in the business world

Abstract This study explored a telecommunication enterprise employees' Internet usage in the business world. A total of 680 employees voluntarily participated in this study. Data collection was conducted through its local telecommunication enterprise intranet and all entries were automatically collected in an electronic format as a spreadsheet. The research findings clearly indicated that the majority of the employees in the business world frequently used an emerging technology – Internet. Statistically significant differences in Internet usefulness and anxiety were found among different education levels, male and female employees, and age groups. Simultaneous multiple regression analyses revealed that the combined effect Internet enjoyment, anxiety, and efficacy contributed significantly to Internet usefulness; and the combined effect of Internet usefulness, enjoyment, and efficacy contributed significantly to Internet anxiety.

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