The Adoption and Diffusion of Wearables

Ton A.M. Spil; Björn  Kijl; Vincent Romijnders

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-20671-0_4

The Adoption and Diffusion of Wearables

Ton A.M. Spil^*, Björn Kijl, Vincent Romijnders

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Abstract

Although the sales of wearables are increasing in the last few years, it is still unknown how wearables are actually adopted and being used in everyday life by consumers. In this study, we try to identify the adoption and diffusion patterns of wearables by performing a sentiment analysis on 97 semi-structured interviews with wearables owners/users focused on relevance and requirements of and resources and resistance related to wearables. Based on this analysis we conclude that developers and manufacturers of wearables should make their devices more relevant, more reliable and easier to use. They should also address privacy issues and foster habit (using it all and every day) in order to speed up the adoption and diffusion of wearables. The theoretical contribution of this paper is that habit should be studied as a potential dependent variable for intention to use.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ICT Unbounded, Social Impact of Bright ICT Adoption
Subtitle of host publication	IFIP WG 8.6 International Conference on Transfer and Diffusion of IT, TDIT 2019 Accra, Ghana, June 21-22, 2019. Proceedings
Editors	Yogesh Dwivedi, Emmanuel Ayaburi, Richard Boateng, John Effah
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer
Pages	31-47
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-030-20671-0
ISBN (Print)	978-3-030-20670-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20671-0_4
Publication status	Published - 2019
Event	IFIP WG 8.6 International Conference on Transfer and Diffusion of IT, TDIT 2019 - University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana Duration: 21 Jun 2019 → 22 Jun 2019 https://ugbs.ug.edu.gh/ifipwg86-2019/

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Name	IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Publisher	Springer
Volume	558
ISSN (Print)	1868-4238

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Conference	IFIP WG 8.6 International Conference on Transfer and Diffusion of IT, TDIT 2019
Country/Territory	Ghana
City	Accra
Period	21/06/19 → 22/06/19
Internet address	https://ugbs.ug.edu.gh/ifipwg86-2019/

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Spil, T. A. M., Kijl, B., & Romijnders, V. (2019). The Adoption and Diffusion of Wearables. In Y. Dwivedi, E. Ayaburi, R. Boateng, & J. Effah (Eds.), ICT Unbounded, Social Impact of Bright ICT Adoption: IFIP WG 8.6 International Conference on Transfer and Diffusion of IT, TDIT 2019 Accra, Ghana, June 21-22, 2019. Proceedings (pp. 31-47). (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology; Vol. 558). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20671-0_4

Spil, Ton A.M. ; Kijl, Björn ; Romijnders, Vincent. / The Adoption and Diffusion of Wearables. ICT Unbounded, Social Impact of Bright ICT Adoption: IFIP WG 8.6 International Conference on Transfer and Diffusion of IT, TDIT 2019 Accra, Ghana, June 21-22, 2019. Proceedings. editor / Yogesh Dwivedi ; Emmanuel Ayaburi ; Richard Boateng ; John Effah. Cham : Springer, 2019. pp. 31-47 (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology).

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Spil, TAM, Kijl, B & Romijnders, V 2019, The Adoption and Diffusion of Wearables. in Y Dwivedi, E Ayaburi, R Boateng & J Effah (eds), ICT Unbounded, Social Impact of Bright ICT Adoption: IFIP WG 8.6 International Conference on Transfer and Diffusion of IT, TDIT 2019 Accra, Ghana, June 21-22, 2019. Proceedings. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol. 558, Springer, Cham, pp. 31-47, IFIP WG 8.6 International Conference on Transfer and Diffusion of IT, TDIT 2019, Accra, Ghana, 21/06/19. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20671-0_4

The Adoption and Diffusion of Wearables. / Spil, Ton A.M.; Kijl, Björn ; Romijnders, Vincent.
ICT Unbounded, Social Impact of Bright ICT Adoption: IFIP WG 8.6 International Conference on Transfer and Diffusion of IT, TDIT 2019 Accra, Ghana, June 21-22, 2019. Proceedings. ed. / Yogesh Dwivedi; Emmanuel Ayaburi; Richard Boateng; John Effah. Cham: Springer, 2019. p. 31-47 (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology; Vol. 558).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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Spil TAM, Kijl B, Romijnders V. The Adoption and Diffusion of Wearables. In Dwivedi Y, Ayaburi E, Boateng R, Effah J, editors, ICT Unbounded, Social Impact of Bright ICT Adoption: IFIP WG 8.6 International Conference on Transfer and Diffusion of IT, TDIT 2019 Accra, Ghana, June 21-22, 2019. Proceedings. Cham: Springer. 2019. p. 31-47. (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology). Epub 2019 May 19. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-20671-0_4

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