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Full Length Research
Paper
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Factors
affecting the intention to use Facebook to support
problem-based learning among employees in a Taiwanese
manufacturing company
Shu-Ching Yang1
and Chin-Hung Lin2*
1Department
of Accounting Information at Aletheia University, Taiwan.
2Department
of Information Management at Chung Chou University of
Science and Technology, Taiwan.
*Corresponding
author. E-mail:
chlin@dragon.ccut.edu.tw
Tel:
+886-4-831149 ext. 3018.
Accepted date 28 July,2011 |
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Abstract |
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This study offers an approach for understanding factors
influencing employees’ acceptance and usage of Facebook as an
assisted learning tool in Problem-based Learning (PBL). Based on
the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), the objectives of this
study are to explore behavioral intention and the factors
(perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease of use (PEU), social
influence (SI), perceived enjoyment (PE), concentration (C) and
computer self-efficacy (CSE) affecting Facebook use for assisted
PBL. A survey was distributed to 377 employees in a Taiwanese
manufacturing company. Among the factors explored, perceived
ease of use (PEU) is a stronger predictor of user influence
compared to others. The study concludes with implications for
researchers, educators and policy makers who are interested in
using social software to support learning.
Key words:
Facebook, technology acceptance model, problem-based learning,
social influence, employees in a Taiwanese manufacturing
company.
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