Social network sites: Antecedents of user adoption and usage

D Sledgianowski, S Kulviwat - 2008 - aisel.aisnet.org
… The use of social networking websites has become a current … that influence adoption and
use of social networking websites by … on the use of social networking sites.. Structural equation …

Understanding social networking sites adoption in China: A comparison of pre-adoption and post-adoption

YP Chang, DH Zhu - Computers in Human behavior, 2011 - Elsevier
… ► We develop a model to understand social networking sites adoption. ► We examine
differences in pre-adoption and post-adoption intention models. ► Entertainment motivation has …

Consumer adoption of social networking sites: implications for theory and practice

C Lorenzo‐Romero, E Constantinides… - Journal of research in …, 2011 - emerald.com
… The purpose of this paper is to study factors affecting the acceptance of social networking
sites (SNS), analyze users' practices and behavior in these environments and assess the …

Adoption of social networking sites: an exploratory adaptive structuration perspective for global organizations

JK Sinclaire, CE Vogus - Information Technology and Management, 2011 - Springer
… of five popular social networking sites to explore both the level of adoption (in terms of the
number of users) as well as the numerous ways in which social networking sites are being …

Adoption of mobile social networking sites for learning?

CH Wong, GWH Tan, SP Loke, KB Ooi - Online Information Review, 2015 - emerald.com
… The purpose of this paper is to explore the factors that influence users’ behavioral intention
(BI) to adopt mobile social networking sites (mSNS) in facilitating formal/informal learning. …

Mapping the two levels of digital divide: Internet access and social network site adoption among older adults in the USA

RP Yu, NB Ellison, RJ McCammon… - Information …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
… It then investigates divides in SNS adoption within the older population. We focus on SNS
adoption because social engagement is crucial for individuals’ adjustment and survival in old …

Adoption of social networking sites by Italian

MC Alarcón-del-Amo, C Lorenzo-Romero… - Information Systems and …, 2014 - Springer
Social networking sites (SNS) have becoming a mass … of this research is to study the adoption
and use of SNS by Italian users, on … of the adoption of SNS by users for business sector. …

[PDF][PDF] Hedonic and utilitarian motivations of social network site adoption

CPH Ernst, J Pfeiffer, F Rothlauf - … Mainz: Working Papers …, 2013 - download.uni-mainz.de
… motives also influence users’ adoption behavior remains open. … ), we study whether SNS
adoption is determined by hedonic … SNS adoption is thus determined by both hedonic and …

Cultural influence on the adoption of social networking sites

MC Alarcón-del-Amo… - … Journal of Market …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
… user interaction behaviour on social networking sites (SNS), … model (TAM) to examine the
adoption and use of SNS, by adding … , and it focuses on social relationships. The cultural effects …

User adoption of social networking sites: Eliciting uses and gratifications through a means–end approach

P Pai, DC Arnott - Computers in Human Behavior, 2013 - Elsevier
adopting and using social networking sites (SNSs), with the aim of providing a better
understanding of the fundamental reasons behind SNS adoption … associated with SNS adoption