Over the years, there has been a significant increase in the adoption of game-based
interventions for behaviour change associated with many fields such as health, education …

Previous empirical studies have identified several factors that seem to play a role in
determining purchase intent in virtual worlds; three-dimensional online environments in …

Purpose This research aims to examine the factors that may hinder or enable the adoption of
e-learning systems by university students. Design/methodology/approach A conceptual …

The aim of this paper is to shed light on the roles of counter-conformity motivation, social
influence, and trust in explaining customers' intention to adopt Internet banking services …

Computer-mediated crowdfunding is an emerging paradigm used by individuals to solicit
funds from other individuals to realize projects. We are interested in how and why these …

The success of an e-learning intervention depends to a considerable extent on student
acceptance and use of the technology. Therefore, it has become imperative for practitioners …

Although research on three-dimensional virtual environments abounds, little is known about
the social and business aspects of virtual worlds. Given the emergence of large-scale social …

Selling virtual goods for real money is an increasingly popular revenue model for massively-
multiplayer online games (MMOs), social networking sites (SNSs) and other online …

This research particularly aims to investigate how trust and perceived risk influence
citizens'e-government adoption. The findings of the study reveal that citizens' trust of the …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of interactive and social
features on users' online experiences and their purchase intention of virtual goods from a …