Integrating Technology Acceptance Model With Social Capital Theory to Promote Passive Users’ Continuance Intention Toward Virtual Brand Communities

Passive users' continuance usage intention is very important to the sustainable and healthy development of virtual brand communities. Therefore, the factors influencing passive users' continuance usage intention is worth investigating more comprehensively and systematically. This study pro...

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Main Authors: Xiaozhao Deng, Liuliang Yuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2020-01-01
Series:IEEE Access
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9068252/
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spelling doaj-24283e1321ef4d0188c6e5d86fae99de2021-03-30T01:41:56ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362020-01-018730617307010.1109/ACCESS.2020.29878039068252Integrating Technology Acceptance Model With Social Capital Theory to Promote Passive Users’ Continuance Intention Toward Virtual Brand CommunitiesXiaozhao Deng0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0520-9765Liuliang Yuan1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1292-605XSchool of Computer and Information Science, Southwest University, Chongqing, ChinaLibrary, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, ChinaPassive users' continuance usage intention is very important to the sustainable and healthy development of virtual brand communities. Therefore, the factors influencing passive users' continuance usage intention is worth investigating more comprehensively and systematically. This study proposed a research model which integrates technology acceptance model (TAM) with social capital theory to investigate passive users' continuance intention. An online survey was conducted for data collection to test the proposed hypotheses, and structural equation modeling in AMOS was utilized for data analysis. The results suggest that trust and reciprocity have significantly positive direct effects on passive users' continuance intention. Shared vision can significantly influence passive users' continuance intention through the mediating effects of trust and reciprocity. Meanwhile, perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use indirectly affect passive users' continuance intention through the multiple mediation roles of shared vision, trust and reciprocity. Finally, specific suggestions for virtual brand community managers are also proposed.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9068252/TAM modelsocial capital theoryvirtual brand communitypassive user
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Integrating Technology Acceptance Model With Social Capital Theory to Promote Passive Users’ Continuance Intention Toward Virtual Brand Communities
IEEE Access
TAM model
social capital theory
virtual brand community
passive user
author_facet Xiaozhao Deng
Liuliang Yuan
author_sort Xiaozhao Deng
title Integrating Technology Acceptance Model With Social Capital Theory to Promote Passive Users’ Continuance Intention Toward Virtual Brand Communities
title_short Integrating Technology Acceptance Model With Social Capital Theory to Promote Passive Users’ Continuance Intention Toward Virtual Brand Communities
title_full Integrating Technology Acceptance Model With Social Capital Theory to Promote Passive Users’ Continuance Intention Toward Virtual Brand Communities
title_fullStr Integrating Technology Acceptance Model With Social Capital Theory to Promote Passive Users’ Continuance Intention Toward Virtual Brand Communities
title_full_unstemmed Integrating Technology Acceptance Model With Social Capital Theory to Promote Passive Users’ Continuance Intention Toward Virtual Brand Communities
title_sort integrating technology acceptance model with social capital theory to promote passive users’ continuance intention toward virtual brand communities
publisher IEEE
series IEEE Access
issn 2169-3536
publishDate 2020-01-01
description Passive users' continuance usage intention is very important to the sustainable and healthy development of virtual brand communities. Therefore, the factors influencing passive users' continuance usage intention is worth investigating more comprehensively and systematically. This study proposed a research model which integrates technology acceptance model (TAM) with social capital theory to investigate passive users' continuance intention. An online survey was conducted for data collection to test the proposed hypotheses, and structural equation modeling in AMOS was utilized for data analysis. The results suggest that trust and reciprocity have significantly positive direct effects on passive users' continuance intention. Shared vision can significantly influence passive users' continuance intention through the mediating effects of trust and reciprocity. Meanwhile, perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use indirectly affect passive users' continuance intention through the multiple mediation roles of shared vision, trust and reciprocity. Finally, specific suggestions for virtual brand community managers are also proposed.
topic TAM model
social capital theory
virtual brand community
passive user
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9068252/
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