Keywords
technology appropriation, psychological ownership, individual technology use
Abstract
We use information technology to accomplish a significant portion of our daily tasks. The way individuals choose to use technology varies as much as the outcomes of their usage. Appropriation – the way that people choose or learn to use technology – has been explored at a group level to explain group behaviors and performance. Although appropriation antecedents and outcomes have been investigated in many studies, none has attempted to explain the motivations or factors influencing the individual appropriation of technology; nor has extant research discovered the impacts resulting from individual appropriation. In this exploratory paper, we inquire within this gap by arguing that appropriation and psychological ownership are theoretically equivalent. This new theoretical connection suggests potentially significant antecedents for individual appropriation, which have been overlooked.
Original Publication Citation
Gaskin, J. Lyytinen, K. (2010). “Psychological Ownership and the Individual Appropriation of Technology,” Hawaiian International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) January 6.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Gaskin, James and Lyytinen, Kalle, "Psychological Ownership and the Individual Appropriation of Technology" (2010). Faculty Publications. 9405.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/9405
Document Type
Conference Paper
Publication Date
2010
Publisher
Hawaiian International Conference on System Sciences
Language
English
College
Marriott School of Business
Department
Information Systems Management
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