Journal article
Did I buy the wrong gadget? How the evaluability of technology features influences technology feature preferences and subsequent product choice
MIS Quarterly, Vol.42(2), pp.633-644
2018
Abstract
Prior usability assessment research has paid little attention to how product and feature ratings are influenced by the evaluation context. However, the evaluability hypothesis, which guides this research, suggests that the evaluation context is a vital factor in shaping user’s assessments and perceptions about technology features. pecifically, the evaluability hypothesis proposes that technology feature perceptions, and ultimately technology choices, will change when evaluating a single technology in isolation versus when simultaneously comparing more than one. To demonstrate the evaluability hypothesis effect in the context of consumer technology product evaluations, two experiments were conducted. Both studies support the evaluability hypothesis effect, showing that when two IT products are compared, hard-to-evaluate but easy-to-compare features are perceived to be more important and therefore have a larger influence on product preferences. Alternatively, when evaluating a single product in isolation, easy-to-evaluate features are perceived to be more important and therefore have a larger influence on product preferences. Consequently, different product preferences emerge (i.e., preference reversals) in different evaluation contexts. The results demonstrate that this theoretical lens is robust to the technology evaluation context, providing important theoretical and practical insights for technology design, usability assessments, and, ultimately, product acceptance.
Details
- Title
- Did I buy the wrong gadget? How the evaluability of technology features influences technology feature preferences and subsequent product choice
- Authors/Creators
- J.S. Valacich (Author/Creator) - Management Information SystemsX. Wang (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityL.M. Jessup (Author/Creator) - Eller - Administration
- Publication Details
- MIS Quarterly, Vol.42(2), pp.633-644
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota. Management Information Systems Research Center
- Identifiers
- 991005540130507891
- Copyright
- © 2018 MISQ
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Engineering and Information Technology
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- 6 Social Sciences
- 6.3 Management
- 6.3.368 Technology Acceptance Model
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