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Suprateek Sarker Washington State University, Pullman, WA
John D. Wells Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Communications of the ACM archive
Volume 46, Issue 12 (December 2003)
Mobile computing opportunities and challenges
SPECIAL ISSUE: Mobile commerce opportunities and challenges
Pages: 35 - 40
Year of Publication: 2003
ISSN:0001-0782
Quote from Lead In
What appears to be missing, however, is a clear understanding of the motivations and circumstances surrounding mobile device use and adoption from the perspective of the consumers themselves. Recognizing that m-commerce cannot fulfill its potential without widespread proliferation of wireless devices and related applications [5], there is a clear need to comprehend how and why individuals (potential m-commerce consumers) adopt such devices.
Here, we describe the results of an ongoing exploratory research project (see the table here for details about the study) designed to unearth the key factors affecting the use and adoption of handheld hybrid mobile devices (devices offering both voice and data features).
My Disucssion
Starts out great promising the key factors that influence the usage of mobile devices. Proceeds to describe a methodology of interviewing around 25 students who have used a mobile device for 3 weeks, which can hardly be described as a cross-section of the population. Data collection was done through open-coding interviews. The framework described from these findings consist of what are termed "input" characteristics, which is about who the participants are, and what they are doing, and what the devices and services are like, the use process of how they explore, then adjust, and then use the devices, and what are termed "output" characteristics of how the devices are evaluated and what the levels of adoption are. Unfortunatly, this is where the article lets down: these three categories are explored, but nor real relationship between input and output is described, and thus there is no knowledge or guideline for practitioners wanting to create a certain "output" situation, a certain level or way of use, to select and tailor to "input" characteristics.
Suprateek Sarker Washington State University, Pullman, WA
John D. Wells Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Communications of the ACM archive
Volume 46, Issue 12 (December 2003)
Mobile computing opportunities and challenges
SPECIAL ISSUE: Mobile commerce opportunities and challenges
Pages: 35 - 40
Year of Publication: 2003
ISSN:0001-0782
Quote from Lead In
What appears to be missing, however, is a clear understanding of the motivations and circumstances surrounding mobile device use and adoption from the perspective of the consumers themselves. Recognizing that m-commerce cannot fulfill its potential without widespread proliferation of wireless devices and related applications [5], there is a clear need to comprehend how and why individuals (potential m-commerce consumers) adopt such devices.
Here, we describe the results of an ongoing exploratory research project (see the table here for details about the study) designed to unearth the key factors affecting the use and adoption of handheld hybrid mobile devices (devices offering both voice and data features).
My Disucssion
Starts out great promising the key factors that influence the usage of mobile devices. Proceeds to describe a methodology of interviewing around 25 students who have used a mobile device for 3 weeks, which can hardly be described as a cross-section of the population. Data collection was done through open-coding interviews. The framework described from these findings consist of what are termed "input" characteristics, which is about who the participants are, and what they are doing, and what the devices and services are like, the use process of how they explore, then adjust, and then use the devices, and what are termed "output" characteristics of how the devices are evaluated and what the levels of adoption are. Unfortunatly, this is where the article lets down: these three categories are explored, but nor real relationship between input and output is described, and thus there is no knowledge or guideline for practitioners wanting to create a certain "output" situation, a certain level or way of use, to select and tailor to "input" characteristics.
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