TY - GEN
T1 - Mobile application development platform adoption
AU - Song, Jaeki
AU - Choi, Hyoungyong
AU - Baker, Jeff
AU - Bhattacherjee, Anol
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Prior research on information technology (IT) adoption has examined adoption of individual technologies with little attention to the adoption of IT platforms. IT platforms are general purpose technologies that are used by application developers to build specific applications for individual or organizational needs. IT platform adoption is different from the adoption of independent IT, in that (1) platform adoption requires substantial up-front knowledge investments, (2) the potential benefits from such adoption depend on network externalities, and (3) adopters are developers rather than end-users. To understand what factors drive IT platform adoption, we interviewed 35 developers of mobile applications and analyzed their responses using a grounded theoretic approach. Our findings suggests that a wide range of factors drive IT platform adoption, including platform characteristics, network externalities, personal motivation, personal knowledge and innovativeness, and social influence.
AB - Prior research on information technology (IT) adoption has examined adoption of individual technologies with little attention to the adoption of IT platforms. IT platforms are general purpose technologies that are used by application developers to build specific applications for individual or organizational needs. IT platform adoption is different from the adoption of independent IT, in that (1) platform adoption requires substantial up-front knowledge investments, (2) the potential benefits from such adoption depend on network externalities, and (3) adopters are developers rather than end-users. To understand what factors drive IT platform adoption, we interviewed 35 developers of mobile applications and analyzed their responses using a grounded theoretic approach. Our findings suggests that a wide range of factors drive IT platform adoption, including platform characteristics, network externalities, personal motivation, personal knowledge and innovativeness, and social influence.
KW - Adoption
KW - Diffusion
KW - Grounded theory
KW - Information technology platforms
KW - Learning barriers
KW - Network externalities
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84893334173&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84893334173
SN - 9781629933948
T3 - 19th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2013 - Hyperconnected World: Anything, Anywhere, Anytime
SP - 2417
EP - 2424
BT - 19th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2013 - Hyperconnected World
PB - AIS/ICIS Administrative Office
Y2 - 15 August 2013 through 17 August 2013
ER -