Purpose —The purpose of this research is to use and validate the Entrepreneurial Event model as a base model to investigate SME owners’ perception toward IT innovation adoption and use. This paper also attempts to investigate the key determinants of the adoption of IT innovation among small...

Although many theories explain intentional behaviour, there are some limitations between intention and behaviour that have been labelled the intention – behaviour gap. This study seeks to find new variables to overcome the limitations and understand the mechanics of how behavioural intention...

Purpose - Since technology adoption is frequently replicated with minor tweaks and extensions; the theoretical perspective from other fields is used to shed additional light on an individual’s technology acceptance. The Entrepreneurial Event Model (EPM) is an intentional model, which measures...

Purpose - This paper explores technology adoption and use behavior of IS innovations by entrepreneurs. To measure the perception of IS innovations by entrepreneurs we review UTAUT and the Entrepreneurial Potential Model (EPM), empirically compare the two models, develop a new model that...

Purpose - a great number of models investigate individual intention towards adopting and using information technology. However, the complex link between intention and behavior suggests that it may require more scrutiny (intention behavior gap). The link between the intention and behavior is most...