The digital workplace : A quantitative study about user acceptance of Information Systems

There’s an increase in demand for capable information systems on the global market. User acceptance is in high demand as the development of technology keeps moving forward, thus organizations have to follow to stay competitive. The purpose of our scientific study is to study the determinants regarding user acceptance, furthermore study if there’s gender differences in perceived usability. Prior research who studied the constructs has shown that perceived ease of use, perceived usability, behaviour intention and use to predict user acceptance, and usage. Additionally, showing that the absence of user acceptance of information systems could be detrimental for organizations that fail to adapt to the standards. A questionnaire containing 15 items where 33 people participated (n = 33, 30% female, 70% male). The constructs of the study were researched through self-assessment scales. All the constructs except for use were measured by a Likertscale between one and seven, and use was measured in regard to daily use of the system. According to Pearsons’ correlation analysis, the were found to be strong significant relationships between perceived usefulness and behaviour intention, between perceived ease of use and behaviour intention, between behaviour intention and use, and lastly between perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness. In addition, the results found no difference between women and men regarding perceived usability. In conclusion the result can’t be generalized, due to the fact that the survey was conducted in Sweden, furthermore the gender distribution was uneven. For future research, we believe it to be interesting to study the users' insights in regard to user acceptance.