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Consumer acceptance of sports wearable technology: the role of technology readiness

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EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1108/IJSMS-06-2017-0050

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PLS-SEM; Technology acceptance model; Technology readiness; Sports wearable technology; Technology readiness and acceptance model

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate consumers' acceptance and use of sports and fitness wearable devices based on technology readiness (TR). In addition, the technology readiness and acceptance model (TRAM) will be used to investigate consumers' intention to use sports wearable devices (for simplicity, sports wearable devices will be simplified to the term sports wearables). Design/methodology/approach Convenience sampling was conducted from Korean consumers (n=247). Data were analyzed by partial least squares-structural equation modeling using SmartPLS 3.0. Findings The results found that positive TR has a positive influence on perceived ease of use (PEOU) and perceived usefulness (PU), and negative TR had a negative influence on PEOU and PU. PEOU had a positive influence on perceived usefulness (PU). Both PEOU and PU led to intention to use sports wearable devices. Also, the multi-group analysis found a positive correlation between TR and PEOU for especially male users. Originality/value The findings of this study provide a better understanding of consumers' behavioral intent to use sports wearables. Particularly, it also provides evidence that the TRAM is an appropriate framework for predicting users' intention to use sports wearables. This study also stresses the important role of TR in consumers' psychological processes leading up to the actual use of novel sports wearables.

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